Red Sox acquire Eric Gagne from Rangers

July 31, 2007

Texas Rangers reliever Eric Gagne delivers to the Seattle Mariners in the second baseball game of a doubleheader in Arlington, Texas,  in this July 24, 2007 file photo.  With Gagne finally pitching like his old self following two elbow operations and back surgery, the Boston Red Sox acquired the reliever on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 from the Rangers. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)AP - Eric Gagne’s comeback has landed him a new role on a new team: helping the Red Sox close out the Yankees. Gagne, pitching like his old self following two elbow operations and back surgery, was acquired by Boston for the stretch run on Tuesday from the Texas Rangers, who also unloaded first baseman Mark Teixeira to Atlanta in a seven-player swap.

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