Split the season between Cincinnati and Boston, his first Major League action since 2007 after missing all of 2008 with a compression fracture of his left knee… Hit .210 (51-for-243) with 3 home runs and 26 RBI in 68 games for the Reds… Was dealt to the Red Sox along with cash considerations on Aug. 14 for minor league infielder Kris Negron… LIKES BEANTOWN: Hit .284 (42-for-148) with 5 home runs and 15 RBI in 44 games for Boston… Was his 2nd stint for the Red Sox after appearing in 111 games for the club in 2006… FLASH THE LEATHER: Made only seven errors in 425 total chances at shortstop for a fielding percentage of .984, 6th among qualifying Major Leaguers… Appeared at shortstop for the Red Sox in 44 of the club’s final 47 games (43 starts), posting a .994 (1 E/159 TC) fielding percentage in those contests… In 115 games without Gonzalez, the Red Sox were 8th in the A.L. with a .984 fielding percentage… From August 15 onward the Sox led the Majors with a .991 mark… Reached 20 doubles for the 8th time in his career… Combined to hit .291 (53-for-182) over his final 54 games of the season after snapping an 0-for-20 slide with a solo home run off Randy Wells on Aug. 3 vs. the Cubs… Was hitless in his first 17 at-bats to begin the season and posted a .171 (14-for-82) clip through his first 23 games of 2009… Went 14-for-43 (.326) over an 11-game span from May 19-31, raising his season average from .171 to .224 in that time… Was on Cincinnati’s 15-day disabled list from June 20-July 23 and underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove 4 loose bodies from his right elbow on June 22.