Former N.C. State first baseman Aaron Bates, whom we wrote about here not too long ago, was called up to the Boston Red Sox last week.

He struggled to hit the ball in his first couple of games last week, but then broke through with his first major league hit on Saturday. Then Sunday, just before the All-Star break, he broke through, going 3-for-4 with a run, a pair of doubles and an RBI.

Former N.C. State star Aaron Bates, on the rise in the Boston Red Sox organization, will be coming to Durham Bulls Athletic Park this weekend with the Pawtucket Red Sox.

Pawtucket begins a four-game series against the Bulls on Friday.