Apr. 6—The major league season will begin Thursday with seven Cobb County products on opening-day rosters, including two from the same family.
Nate and Josh Lowe, both graduates of Pope High School, made the rosters of the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays, respectively.
They will be joined in the majors by Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson (Marietta), Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson (Kennesaw Mountain), New York Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt (Allatoona) and a pair of Pittsburgh Pirates in pitcher Duane Underwood Jr.