[3] On March 31, 2012, Hudson was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for future considerations.

[citation needed] Hudson agreed to a job as a volunteer assistant as the University of Illinois in January 2015 though he later, on June 13, 2015, signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

[6] He appeared in nine games for the Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, exclusively as a pinch runner and was released on August 12.

Hudson served as bench coach for the Columbus Clippers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, in 2019.

On January 4, 2023, Hudson was named the first base coach and outfield instructor for the Boston Red Sox.