The Red Sox purchased the contract of outfielder Joey Gathright of the Yuma Scorpions and assigned him to Triple-A Pawtucket, according to a Sox team source. This will be Gathright's second stint with the Red Sox, following time with Boston at the end of the 2009 season.
The speedy Gathright played in 17 games for the Sox at the end of 2009, going 5-for-16 with one stolen base and appearing in one ALDS game. He has not played in the majors since that stretch. After spending 2010 playing for the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate and with the independent league Long Island Ducks, Gathright, now 30, hit .347 for Yuma after signing with them on June 10, walking 40 times and stealing 20 bases in 61 games.
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