Red Sox Acquire Former Sea Dog Mark Kotsay
Published on August 27, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Portland Sea Dogs News Release
The Boston Red Sox today acquired former Sea Dog Mark Kotsay from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for outfielder Luis Sumoza.
Kotsay played for the Sea Dogs in 1997, and was an Eastern League All-Star, hitting .306 with 20 home runs, 77 RBI, 75 walks, 17 stolen bases and a league-leading 103 runs. Kotsay was named the 1997 Eastern League Rookie of the Year. His .514 career slugging percentage ranks fifth all-time in Sea Dogs history.
Kotsay, 32, is batting .289 with 6 homers and 37 RBI in 81 games for the Braves this season. The lefthanded hitter is batting .305 versus righthanded pitchers. He has started 80 games in centerfield and has not committed an error in 176 chances in 84 total contests.
Kotsay has a career major league average of .282 with 109 homers and 597 RBI in 1427 games with the Marlins (1997-2000), Padres (2001-03), A's (2004-07), and Braves. His career bests are 17 homers with the Padres in 2002, a .314 average with the A's in 2004, and 82 RBI with Oakland in 2005. He has 115 outfield assists in his major league career, 5th most among active players, and his 113 assists since 1998 are tied with Vladimir Guerrero for the most of any player.
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