Damon's number #18 given away

Apparently the Red Sox ownership group isn't expecting that Johnny Damon's #18 number would ever get retired. They've already given the number #18 to an unlikely recipient in rookie pitcher Jason Johnson. (Dustin Mohr had it earlier in the year.)

The numbers of certain other players are currently not in use:
#5 - Nomar Garciaparra
#21 - Roger Clemens
#26 - Wade Boggs