{"id":30368,"date":"2025-03-04T02:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T02:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30368"},"modified":"2025-03-04T02:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T02:22:39","slug":"breaking-red-sox-young-shortstop-prospect-impressing-in-spring-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30368","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Red Sox Young Shortstop Prospect Impressing in Spring Training!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>Much of the focus in Red Sox camp has been on Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell, but Marcelo Mayer is actually the one turning heads, per reports.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Boston Red Sox third baseman Marcelo Mayer (39) hits an RBI triple during the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Feb 27.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4800,h_2700,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/minor_league_baseball_on_si\/01jnek99m823d7rerc5p.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox third baseman Marcelo Mayer (39) hits an RBI triple during the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Feb 27.\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Boston Red Sox third baseman Marcelo Mayer (39) hits an RBI triple during the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Feb 27.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Boston Red Sox third baseman Marcelo Mayer (39) hits an RBI triple during the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Feb 27. \/ Mike Watters-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2yia3zs7z\">The Boston Red Sox are in an excellent position heading into the 2025 season. The Sox, who finished 81-81 last year, have massive expectations at the big-league level after acquiring Alex Bregman, Garrett Crochet, Aroldis Chapman and Walker Buehler this offseason, but they also have a loaded farm system which will set them up for sustained success in the future as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_m0ek5oq2m\">Much of the focus in camp this year for the Red Sox from a prospect prospective has been on Kristian Campbell, who is battling for the starting second base job. Roman Anthony, the No. 2 prospect in baseball, is also garnering significant chatter, but it&#8217;s actually shortstop Marcelo Mayer who is turning heads the most, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com:<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7va2fd15f\"><em>The left-handed hitting shortstop is putting it all together this spring, showing no signs of the lumbar strain that took away the final two months of his 2024 season. MLB Pipeline\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><em>No. 12 prospect<\/em><em>\u00a0has filled out within the last year, and in a good way. The 22-year-old looks sturdy and ready to compete at the highest level. Mayer is likely to start the season at Triple-A, but he seems on track to make his MLB debut at some point in \u201825&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_djciq8lh3\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1896395066618630485&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fonsi%2Fminor-league-baseball%2Fnews%2Fboston-red-sox-young-shortstop-prospect-marcelo-mayer-turning-heads-in-spring-training&amp;sessionId=de45ed372ed5d628d8e8ed09bc538a948469064d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1896395066618630485\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"tout_d_9_5\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ncknvo3nn\">Mayer was the No. 3 pick of the Red Sox in the 2021 draft and has frustrated fans with his inability to stay healthy. Hopefully, the newfound strength will help keep him in the lineup moving forward. He&#8217;s a career .264 hitter in the minor leagues with 37 home runs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_cons8i0mn\">The\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1llqu2x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/team\/boston-red-sox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/team\/boston-red-sox\" aria-label=\"Red Sox - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Red Sox\u00a0<\/a>open the season on March 27, with the Triple-A season following a day later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much of the focus in Red Sox camp has been on Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell, but Marcelo Mayer is actually the one turning heads, per reports&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Red Sox Young Shortstop Prospect Impressing in Spring Training! 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