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March 24, 2006
Hee Seop Choi, the Korean first baseman who has bounced from the Cubs to the Marlins to the Dodgers in the last three years, was claimed on waivers by the Red Sox this afternoon.
Choi, who turned 27 last week, had his best year in Florida in 2004, when he hit 15 home runs in 95 games and hit .270 with a .388 on-base percentage and a .495 slugging percentage. He went to Los Angeles in the Paul LoDuca trade, however, and was never a favorite of former Dodger manager Jim Tracy. He got into 133 games last year but, used many times as a pinch-hitter, only had 320 at-bats. He hit .253/.336/.453 with 15 home runs and 42 RBI.
Choi is a left-handed hitter, as is free-agent acquisition J.T. Snow. There was no immediate word as to the Sox' plans for him.
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