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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Boston Red Sox have traded outfielder Shane&amp;nbsp;Victorino&amp;nbsp;to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for infielder Josh Rutledge, Boston announced Monday. The Angels also received cash considerations.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Outfielder Rusney Castillo, who Boston signed to a $72.5 million contract last summer, was called up from Triple A to take Victorino\u2019s spot on the roster.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Victorino, 34, is batting .245 in 33 games and has spent time on the disabled list with injuries to his calf and hamstring. He is batting .231 with no extra-base hits since being activated earlier this month. Injuries limited him to just 30 games last season.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rutledge, 26, is batting .274 in Triple A after batting .269 in 105 games last year for the Colorado Rockies. He is primarily a shortstop but can also play second and third base.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;Follow the latest MLB trade rumors&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Pittsburgh Pirates had reportedly been targeting Victorino and Boston first baseman Mike Napoli&amp;nbsp;via trade.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Victorino will be a free agent after this season, while Rutledge is under team control through 2018.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Red Sox are 12 games out of first place in the AL East and 8 1/2 games out of a Wild Card spot, while the Angels hold a one-game lead over the Houston Astros in the AL West.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Dan Gartland&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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