Red Sox released LHP Jesse Carlson.

Carlson signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox in December and made just one appearance at the Double-A level. The 31-year-old left-hander hasn't appeared in the majors since 2010 as a member of the Blue Jays.

Red Sox signed LHP Jesse Carlson to a minor league contract.

It's actually a split contract, and the Sox will give him a spring training invite. Carlson missed most of 2010 and sat out the entire 2011 season while recovering from rotator cuff surgery. He hasn't been effective since 2008, but perhaps he can rebound in Boston if his shoulder is finally sound.

According to the Berlin Patch, the Red Sox have signed left-hander Jesse Carlson to a split contract with a spring training invite.

The Berlin Patch was informed of the signing by Jesse's brother Cory. Carlson, who turns 31 later this month, underwent surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in May and didn't throw a pitch in the majors this season. The southpaw was removed from the Jays' 40-man roster in November. The Red Sox have yet to confirm the signing, but Sean McAdam of CSNNE.com reported earlier this week that the two sides were close to an agreement.

Blue Jays sent LHP Jesse Carlson outright to Triple-A Las Vegas.

Carlson underwent surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in May and didn't throw a pitch in the majors this season. He was an obvious non-tender candidate this winter, so the Blue Jays went ahead and removed him from the 40-man roster early.

Jesse Carlson underwent surgery Thursday to repair a tear in his left rotator cuff.

The procedure was preformed by Dr. James Andrews and deemed successful, but Carlson can pretty much be ruled out for the rest of the 2011 regular season.

Jesse Carlson will be sidelined for at least seven days due to shoulder inflammation.

"The doctor recommended seven to 10 days down after reading the MRI," said Blue Jays manager John Farrell. "That's seven to 10 days of no-throw. Once we restart his throwing program, he's going to require some rebuilding just from a volume standpoint." Farrell won't rule out Carlson out as a possibility for Opening Day, but admitted that this is a bit of a setback for the 30-year-old left-hander.

Jesse Carlson has been shut down due to inflammation in his left shoulder.

Carlson was scheduled to get checked out on Monday in order to determine the severity of the injury. "We're going to back him out for a couple of days," said Blue Jays manager John Farrell. "He has some inflammation and some irritation in the shoulder. We'll have more on his exam after it's over and completed." The 30-year-old left-hander gave up two runs and walked two in an inning of work Saturday against the Tigers. His odds of making the bullpen just took another hit.

Jesse Carlson gave up two runs and walked two in his inning against the Tigers on Saturday.

Not counting probable starter Marc Rzepczynski, the Blue Jays have seven potential lefty relievers in camp and five of them worked consecutively today. Carlson pitched first and gave up the two runs before David Purcey, Luis Perez, Wilfredo Ledezma and Mike Hinckley all worked scoreless innings. Those five are likely battling Jo-Jo Reyes and Sean Henn for one spot in the Toronto bullpen. Purcey should be considered the favorite.

Blue Jays recalled LHP Jesse Carlson from Triple-A Las Vegas.

This will be Carlson's first stint with the Blue Jays this year after he was a bullpen staple over the last two years. Carlson went 8-8 with a 3.52 ERA in 142 games over the past two seasons with Toronto.