PHOENIX, May 29 (UPI) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks brought Shea Hillenbrand home Thursday, acquiring the All-Star third baseman from the Boston Red Sox for righthander Byung-Hyun Kim.
Hillenbrand, a native of Mesa, Ariz., was the subject of trade rumors all winter and was discussed in a deal for Montreal Expos righthander Bartolo Colon, who ended up with the Chicago White Sox.
Hillenbrand has batted .303 with three homers and 38 RBI for the Red Sox and has shared third base with Bill Mueller, who is hitting a team-best .382.
Kim, also mentioned in trade rumors, is 1-5 with a 3.56 ERA in seven starts this season. Kim is best known as a reliever who allowed a pair of monumental home runs to the New York Yankees in Games 4 and 5 of the 2001 World Series.
Kim is expected to join the starting rotation for the Red Sox, who are in first place in the American League East.
