June 2, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Bailey back to Pawtucket as Kotsay returns
The Red Sox have announced that outfielder / first baseman Mark Kotsay has been activated from the disabled list and will be available for Boston's game tonight against the Tigers in Detroit. Kotsay, who hit .303/.293/.333 during his rehab stint with Pawtucket, will be filling the roster spot vacated by Jeff Bailey, who was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket following Sunday's game against the Blue Jays. Bailey hit .188/.309/.391 during his time with Boston, including 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs and 9 RBI in 23 games. He had originally been called up to Boston on April 22 when Rocco Baldelli went on the disabled list, and retained his roster spot over Chris Carter when Jon Van Every returned from the disabled list on April 24. To make room on the Pawtucket roster for Bailey, Van Every has been placed back on the 7-day disabled list (retroactive to May 30) with a left knee sprain.