Now he can say he's an American, too. The 30-year-old from Trail, British Columbia, was among 360 people to become U.S. citizens Thursday in a naturalization ceremony at Faneuil Hall.

Dressed in a suit, Bay blended into the diverse group of immigrants holding postcard-sized flags who took the oath administered by U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin.

Bay joined two military men and about a dozen children of newly sworn-in citizens to lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. One little boy donned a special Red Sox T-shirt with Bay's No. 44 decorated with red and white stripes and blue and white stars.

INDIANS, RAYS SWAP PITCHERS: Right-hander Winton Abreu has been acquired by the Cleveland Indians from the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league right-hander and former Ogden Raptor John Meloan.

The 32-year-old Abreu was brought up by Tampa Bay on June 14 and had a 2.45 ERA in two appearances. He was then designated for assignment on June 27.

Abreu was 3-0 with 10 saves and a 1.41 ERA in 23 games at Triple-A Durham.

Meloan, who turns 25 on July 11, was 0-0 with a one save and a 5.52 ERA in two starts and 23 relief appearances at Triple-A Columbus.

BAKER TRADED TO CUBS: The Chicago Cubs have acquired infielder Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies for minor league right-handed pitcher Al Alburquerque and designated infielder Ryan Freel for assignment.

Baker was activated off the Rockies' 60-day disabled list and was to join the Cubs for their Thursday night game at Wrigley Field against the Milwaukee Brewers.