Regarding their top prospect, the Boston Red Sox (67–63) have been dealt some more terrible news. Top prospect Marcelo Mayer’s season is officially finished because of a lumbar strain, the Red Sox revealed Monday, after he missed nearly a month due to an injury.
21-year-old Mayer hasn’t taken part in a game since July 30. This season, in 300 at-bats over 77 games, he batted.307/.370/.480 while playing for the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. He also had 36 extra-base hits, 38 RBI, and 13 stolen bases. In his brief professional career, Mayer has not been spared injuries. Mayer was only able to participate in 91 games in 2022 and 78 games in 2023. He will now only be able to play 77 games in 2024.
Regarding the team’s best prospect, Red Sox manager Alex Cora stated, “He had a terrific season… That has a great deal of promise. Of course, there are a tonne of other issues that need attention. To be honest, the injuries are certainly troubling from my end; we simply need to make sure he stays well.” Along with the other two prospects that make up their top three, the Red Sox promoted Mayer to Triple-A on August 11th. However, Mayer has not yet played for the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox and won’t until 2025.
The Red Sox selected Mayer fourth overall in the 2021 MLB Draft. The middle infielder has participated in 272 games at four different MiLB levels, batting a combined.274/.362/.465 with 1,055 at-bats, 123 extra-base hits, 162 RBI, and 46 stolen bases.
