Embree back with Red Sox

Mar 20, 2010 - 11:41 PM FORT MYERS, Fla.(AP) -- Alan Embree agreed to a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, returning him to the team he won the 2004 World Series with.

Wearing his familiar No. 43 Red Sox jersey, the left-hander said "It's been a very interesting 48 hours for me."

Embree's 2009 season ended on July 10 when, pitching for the Rockies, he was hit in the right leg by a line drive, breaking his tibia. He had surgery two days later and a titanium rod and three screws were inserted to reinforce the broken bone.

The 40-year-old Embree had been home in Bend, Ore., playing basketball, skiing, coaching his son's team, and throwing.

Embree is not considered a lefty specialist. In his career, he has held righties to a .264 average, lefties to a .239 average.