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Red Sox re-sign OF Kotsay to 1-year deal (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Mark Kotsay and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a one-year contract Thursday. The 33-year-old Kotsay batted .276 last season, including .226 with 12 RBIs in 22 games for the Red Sox after he was acquired from Atlanta on Aug. 27. Kotsay played in 10 of Boston's 11 postseason games, batting .250 and scoring the tying run in the Game 5 comeback against Tampa Bay during the AL championship series.