SAN FRANCISCO — Jed Lowrie, the A’s late-blooming All-Star, long ago chose Stanford for its academics and strong baseball program. But Britney Spears played a role, too.
During his recruiting trip hosted by future A’s outfielder Sam Fuld, the two made a detour to a Best Buy in East Palo Alto so that Fuld could buy Spears’ latest CD. That’s the part Lowrie remembers most.
“One-hundred percent real,” he said Saturday. “He’ll probably love that I told you that.”
Fuld, given a chance to confirm or deny this account, said: “Unfortunately, I must confirm.”
Fifteen years later, that album title — “In the Zone” — could serve as the soundtrack to Lowrie’s career-best season.