The Associated Press

The Pittsburgh Pirates placed Raul Mondesi on the restricted list Tuesday, a day after he said he plans to sit out the rest of the season.

Mondesi, whose pay has been withheld most of the season because of a lawsuit, returned to his home in the Dominican Republic on Saturday and missed a three-game series against Los Angeles.

The outfielder was placed on the restricted list after failing to show up for a three-game series against Colorado that started Tuesday night.

The Pirates won't have to pay Mondesi while he's on the restricted list and replaced him on the roster with outfielder Daryle Ward.

"I haven't heard from him or his agent," Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon said. "All I know is we are putting him on the restricted list and are bringing up Daryle Ward. There are things that he needs to get done. We have to respect that and go on."

A Dominican civil court ruled in February that Mondesi owed former major leaguer Mario Guerrero about $640,000 for helping him improve his baseball skills, a claim Mondesi denies.

Mondesi, 33, appealed the ruling, but said the court ordered his nine accounts in nine Dominican banks frozen, and the Bucs withheld his pay. He threatened to leave the team in April unless the Pirates paid him by the end of the month, then said Monday that he's going to sit out the season so he can rest and spend more time with his four children.

DEVIL RAYS: Utilityman Eduardo Perez, 34, a former Red and son of Hall of Famer Tony Perez, will undergo season-ending surgery today for a torn left Achilles' tendon. He was hurt Sunday at Anaheim while trying to stretch a double in the fifth inning.

RED SOX: Boston optioned right-hander Byung-Hyun Kim to Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday night, a day after he was removed from the starting rotation because of a second consecutive poor outing. Kim was 1-1 with a 6.17 ERA in three starts after being activated from the 15-day disabled list April 29. He missed the first 19 games of the season with a right shoulder strain.

BREWERS: Shortstop J.J. Hardy, a top prospect in Milwaukee's minor-league system, will miss the rest of the season because of a separated left shoulder.

CUBS: Pitcher Mark Prior is scheduled to receive his bachelor's degree in business from the University of Southern California during graduation Friday.

ATHLETICS: Oakland activated utilityman Mark McLemore from the disabled list, and optioned second baseman Frank Menechino to Triple-A Sacramento.

BRAVES: Left-handed reliever Armando Almanza, who had elbow surgery late last season and then signed with Atlanta as a free agent, was activated from the 15-day disabled list. He had been on the disabled list all season.

WHITE SOX: Chicago chose Felix Diaz to fill the fifth spot in its rotation, and the right-hander is expected to be called up from Triple-A Charlotte to pitch Thursday.

ROYALS: Mike MacDougal went from All-Star reliever as a rookie last year to a minor leaguer when Kansas City optioned the struggling pitcher to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.