CHICAGO -- Apparently, Brian Giles -- who was claimed on waivers by the Red Sox earlier this week -- will remain with the San Diego Padres, as the deadline passed Friday for the two teams to make a deal. Brian Giles is batting .295 with six...

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Brian Giles is batting .295 with six homers for the Padres this season. DENVER (AP) -- A possible trade to send Brian Giles from San Diego to Boston fell through Friday, and the Padres outfielder said he was upset that details of the talks...
If the Red Sox could have worked out a deal for Brian Giles, whom they claimed off waivers Wednesday, he would have been a helpful piece to a team battling for a postseason berth. Yesterday, Giles nixed a trade to the Sox, but they weren't too...
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CHICAGO — The Brian Giles era with the Red Sox never got started. Giles exercised his no-trade clause earlier this afternoon, nixing the waiver claim the Red Sox had made on the 37-year-old left-handed hitter, according to a baseball source....
Giles exercised his no-trade clause earlier this afternoon, nixing the waiver claim the Red Sox had made on the Padres’ 37-year-old left-handed hitting outfielder, according to a baseball source. The primary factor was family reasons, as Giles wants...