Oct 06, 2008 8:45 PM EST

Mike Lowell was removed from Boston?s first-round postseason roster on Monday because of a right hip strain, reports the Associated Press.

He would be ineligible to play in the ALCS if the Red Sox advance past their first-round opponent the Angels.

Last year?s World Series MVP, who also has a torn labrum in his right hip, was replaced on the active roster by infielder Gil Velazquez.

Via AP