ANAHEIM - A's second baseman Jed Lowrie, a Houston resident, continues to monitor the devastating effects that Hurricane Harvey is having on Texas' largest city.
Lowrie says his home - which is located near Rice University - is not in a main floodplain and remains relatively unaffected by the flooding that has necessitated the rescue of at least 3,000 people so far.
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, so some parts of it are being affected much more heavily than others.
"You just hope everybody took the necessary precautions," Lowrie said. Lowrie's wife, Milessa, flew out to the Bay Area with their two kids, but Milessa's mother, who lives with them, has remained in their Houston home. Wherever the A's may be playing, Lowrie is able to view the area right outside his home through the door bell video system he has.
Lowrie and his wife purchased a home in Houston during his first stint with the Astros in 2012. Neither had past personal ties to the city, but it was convenient since it was their baseball home at the time, and they liked the fact it was somewhat centrally located in the United States with two airports that provide easy traveling options.
"It's really grown on us," Lowrie said. "It's a great place to raise a family, really great people. But the reality is there are natural disasters in the form of floods and hurricanes. We're not native Houstonians, and a lot of native Houstonians, they've been through this before. They're probably a little more cavalier than me and my wife would be. It's really grown on us, but you've got to take the good with the bad."
Lowrie and Milessa are sorting through their options for how to give charitably to the rescue efforts in Houston.
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"I was just talking to my wife today. We have to do our part. We do our research, (so) whatever help we can contribute goes to the right people and the right cause."
