FORT MYERS, Fla. — Veteran relief pitcher Alan Embree, who lives in Bend, has signed a minor-league deal with the Boston Red Sox.

Embree, a 40-year-old left-hander, on Saturday signed a contract that reportedly calls for him to make a $500,000 salary if he is added to Boston’s major-league roster by April 15.

An Oregon native who was born in The Dalles and attended Prairie High School in Brush Prairie, Wash. (near Vancouver), Embree has pitched for 10 different major-league teams since he broke in with the Cleveland Indians in 1992. He previously pitched for the Red Sox (2002-05) and was part of Boston’s 2004 World Series championship team.

Last season with the Colorado Rockies, Embree posted a record of 2-2 with a 5.84 earned-run average in 36 appearances. His 2009 season ended on July 10 when he was struck by a line drive and suffered a broken right leg.

According to MLB.com, Embree reported Saturday to the Red Sox spring training facility at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers.