Red Sox rookie Kristian Campbell was sent down to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, and will have an unusual assignment before he heads back to the big leagues.

The Boston Red Sox want to make Kristian Campbell's demotion to Triple-A count. Two-and-a-half months after signing a $60 million extension, Campbell was in such an extended rut that he left the Red Sox little choice but to send him back to the minors.

Campbell appeared in a game as the DH with the Worcester Red Sox, but with the team set to begin a six-game road series to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Campbell will be kept in Worcester for a few days to work on things in a non-game setting.