Red Sox Trade Mike Napoli To Texas Rangers

Ken Bell

        DETROIT (AP) – Mike Napoli is headed back to the Texas Rangers.

        The first baseman was traded Friday by the Red Sox to the Rangers for a player to be named or cash. Boston also sends money to Texas as part of the deal, which came a week after baseball's deadline for trading players without placing them on waivers.

        Napoli batted .207 with 13 homers and 40 RBIs in 98 games for last-place Boston this year. He can become a free agent after the season.

        Minutes before the first pitch of Boston's game against the Detroit Tigers on Friday night, Napoli was removed from the lineup.

        Napoli, 33, was a fan favorite during two productive years with Texas before signing with the Red Sox and helping them win the 2013 World Series. 

        AP-WF-08-08-15 0042GMT
 

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