A July 6, 1995, trade brought pitcher Rick Aguilera from the Twins to the Red Sox, and at the time of the trade, the Sox were playing at Minnesota. The timing and circumstances of the trade were steep with irony. Aguilera was, at midnight, to become a 10-and-5 man (10 years in the majors and 5 with the Twins), and have the right to veto a trade. As the trade was being finalized he was waiting his turn in the bullpen to go into a game against the Red Sox.

The next night he made his first appearance with the Sox, and it was against his former teammates. The Red Sox took a 5-4 advantage into the top of the ninth inning, and Aguilera retired his former mates in order after surrendering a leadoff single. It was his first save with the Sox and his 13th of the season.

He was 2-2 with 20 saves with the Red Sox in 30 appearances, as they won the American League East by seven games.

In the playoffs, the Red Sox faced the Indians and were swept in three games. The first game of the series went into extra innings and after the Sox took the lead in the top of the 11th inning, Aguilera came in for the save. Cleveland went on to win the game in the 13th inning on a home run. That was Aguilera’s only appearance in the series.

Aguilera returned home to the Twins as a free agent the next year after only a few months as a member of the Red Sox.