hiː sˈaɪnd ɐ mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ dˈiːl wɪððə bˈɔstən ɹˈɛd sˈɑːks ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt ænd wʌz ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd tə spɹˈɪŋ tɹˈeɪnɪŋ.
He signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox in December 2008 and was invited to spring training.