Red Sox's Jason Bay becomes US citizen

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Red Sox's Jason Bay becomes US citizen

By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Jul 2, 2009 at 3:00 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 2, 2009 at 3:00 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay has long played
America's pastime and can now call himself an American.

The 30-year-old from Canada was among 360 people to became U.S.
citizens Thursday in a ceremony led by U.S. District Court Judge
Leo Sorokin at Boston's historic Faneuil Hall.

Bay said "it's a pretty proud day for me." He said his wife
and daughters are Americans.

The British Columbia native is the first Red Sox player to be
naturalized since Dominican Republic-born David Ortiz was sworn in
last summer in Fenway Park.

Bay said he's not denouncing being Canadian, "but I'm definitely proud to be an American."

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