After squandering a ninth-inning lead and a chance to sweep the Marlins on Sunday, it would have seemed hard to believe an even more painful defeat awaited the Red Sox on this brief five-game homestand.

He’s Nathaniel Lowe, recently of the Washington Nationals and quite possibly the only American to go by Nathanial since approximately 1872. In fact, he actually went by Nate early in his career, changing it back to his birth name only after his mama yelled at him.

The latest episode of the podcast gets into the Twins, Nathaniel Lowe and more. Check it out at MLB Trade Rumors.

Boston’s new first baseman isn’t in Monday’s Red Sox lineup, which has a newly returned player in the leadoff spot.