Pittsburgh Pirates' Brandon Lowe hits first home run of 2026 MLB season

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lowe-brandon/vHqnwr0o/"]Lowe[/a], 31, launched a deep fly ball to the right field corner that barely got over the wall, which put the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-pirates/tr9K2SqG/"]Pirates[/a] up 2-0 in the top of the first inning. [/p][p]The 2025 All-Star put up 31 home runs last season with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-rays/GCHgI4hp/"]Tampa Bay Rays[/a], and he's picking up right where he left off with the Pirates. [/p][embed guid="6c51120a-5396-4705-a7d0-c428cd0c25fd" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCpho0aeQO4" social-type="youtube" /][p]Lowe came back to hit in the top of the third inning and launched not only his second home run of the game, but also the first and third home runs of any player on any team to start the 2026 season![/p][p]Chicago White Sox's Chase Meidroth [a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/2037232111912980971?s=20" target="_blank"]smacked a homer[/a] just shortly before him in his matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers for the league's second home run.[/p][embed guid="8bb650f7-9907-4151-9b73-ba940ca989c5" url="https://x.com/Pirates/status/2037233055962628407?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Pirates acquired Lowe in a trade deal with the Rays in a three-team deal that involved the Houston Astros back in December. Pittsburgh also received relief pitcher Mason Montgomery and outfielder Jake Mangum. [/p]