[2] The following day on April 30, 2009, Van Every pitched the final 2/3 of the eighth inning in a 13–0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.

[3] On July 8, 2009, Van Every was designated for assignment by the Red Sox to make room on the 40-man roster for Jed Lowrie, who was activated off the 60-day DL.

On July 29, 2009, Van Every was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a minor league free agent, and he was assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis.

[5] On May 8, 2010, in a game against the New York Yankees in which Boston would go on to lose 14–3, Van Every pitched for the second time in his career, striking out one batter, and giving up a two-run home run to Mark Teixeira.

[citation needed] Van Every signed with the St. Paul Saints of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball and played for them during the 2011 season.

[9] As of 2019, he serves as the volunteer Director of Operations for the College of the Holy Cross baseball team in Worcester, MA.