Boston Red Sox' Edgar Renteria watches his three-run home run off Los Angeles Angels pitcher Paul Bryd in the eighth inning in Anaheim, Calif., in this Aug. 21, 2005 photo. The Red Sox gave up on Renteria just one year after lavishing a four-year, $40 million contract on him, trading the shortstop to the Atlanta Braves on Thursday Dec. 8, 2005, for third baseman Andy Marte, a baseball official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Francis Specker)
AP - The Red Sox and Yankees gave up on infielders they signed just a year ago, with Boston trading shortstop Edgar Renteria to Atlanta on Thursday and New York dealing second baseman Tony Womack to Cincinnati. |