Nick Cafrado of the Boston Globe tweets that shortstop Nick Green has a May 15 opt-out date in his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. This means that Green can part with the Dodgers if he feels like there is no future with the team.

Green is currently with the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque.

Cafardo notes that Green would be eager to return to the Red Sox is the team is in need of a shortstop.

Green, 31, played in 104 games with the Red Sox in 2009. He had a batting average of .236 with 6 home runs and 35 RBIs. He spent most of his time at shortstop, but he did pitch two innings for Boston, giving up 0 runs, but he walked three. You can see Green’s statistical history here.