Manzanillo, RHP Gonzalez, Berg among Red Sox camp invitees

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox on Tuesday invited 16 non-roster players to major-league spring training with the World Series champions, including veterans Josias Manzanillo, Jeremi Gonzalez and Dave Berg and former first-round draft pick Chip Ambres.

Ambres, an outfielder, was the first-round selection of the Florida Marlins in the 1998 draft. He spent last season with Double-A Carolina where he hit .241 with 28 doubles, 20 home runs and 62 RBI. He also walked 76 times for a .352 on-base percentage.

Berg, an infielder, has played seven major-league seasons for the Marlins and Blue Jays. He hit .253 with three homers and 23 RBI in 58 games with Toronto last season, and has career marks of .269 with 21 home runs and 163 RBI.

Gonzalez, a right-handed pitcher, is 24-32 with a 4.69 ERA in 79 appearances in four major-league seasons with the Cubs and Tampa Bay. He split last season between the Devil Rays and Triple-A Durham.

Manzanillo was signed by the Red Sox in 1983. He was 3-3 with one save and a 6.12 ERA in 26 appearances with the Marlins last season. He is 13-15 with six saves and a 4.71 ERA in 267 appearances in his major-league career with the Red Sox, Milwaukee, the New York Mets and Yankees, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Florida.

Boston also extended spring training invitations to right-handers Scott Cassidy, Jack Cressend and Kris Wilson; left-hander Jason Kershner; catchers Jeff Bailey and Shawn Wooten; infielders Tim Hummel, Dave McCarty and Kenny Perez; outfielders George Lombard, Billy McMillon and Simon Pond.

McCarty, a free-agent first baseman, played for the Red Sox last year.