Posted on: Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Red Sox pick up Agbayani off waivers

Associated Press

BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox claimed outfielder Benny Agbayani off waivers from the Colorado Rockies yesterday.

In parts of five major league seasons, Agbayani, 30, has a .273 career average with 57 doubles, 39 home runs and 148 runs batted in.

This season, in 48 games with Colorado, he hit .205 with four home runs and 19 RBIs.

Agbayani, a former St. Louis School and Hawai'i Pacific University standout, has split the season between the Rockies and the club's Triple-A team in Colorado Springs, Colo.

He played for the New York Mets in 2000 when they won the National League pennant, hitting .289 in 119 games.

He hit in 13 of 14 playoff games for the Mets, including a game-winning home run in the 13th inning of Game 3 of the National League Divisional Series against the San Francisco Giants.

A native of Honolulu, Agbayani made his major league debut in 1998. A hand injury limited him to 91 games in 2001.

He was traded to Colorado in an 11-player, three-team deal with the Mets and Milwaukee Brewers in late January.