{"id":50997,"date":"2025-05-25T04:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T04:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50997"},"modified":"2025-05-25T04:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T04:33:15","slug":"roman-anthony-sends-marcelo-mayer-6-word-message-after-red-sox-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50997","title":{"rendered":"Roman Anthony Sends Marcelo Mayer 6-Word Message After Red Sox Promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0finally made it official on May 24, calling up prospect Marcelo Mayer from Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Alex Bregman\u00a0injury\u00a0served as the perfect opportunity\u00a0for the Red Sox to promote one of their talented youngsters. Although top prospect Roman Anthony is still awaiting his eventual\u00a0MLB\u00a0debut.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony had a message for his teammate and friend, Mayer, upon his Saturday promotion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjE1MTMzNDg4NjExODYxODcx\/roman-anthony-marcelo-mayer.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjE1MTMzNDg4NjExODYxODcx\/roman-anthony-marcelo-mayer.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE1MTMzNDg4NjExODYxODcx\/roman-anthony-marcelo-mayer.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source 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Go be you brother,&#8221; Anthony wrote\u00a0on his Instagram story\u00a0with a heart emoji.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1926365076438556739\" data-rhp=\"1\">\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?creatorScreenName=obermuller_nfl&amp;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=1926365076438556739&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fmlb%2Fboston-red-sox%2Froman-anthony-message-marcelo-mayer-promotion&amp;sessionId=8ef23d78c16a9630d1eecf9749933853cb701b97&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1926365076438556739\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The official\u00a0MLB X account also shared\u00a0this post, which included a photo of Mayer and Anthony together during batting practice.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-b7c0aecf53e149be8d8d64a1d39a788e\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ-i_erkvY0DFSmSrAIdEpIM1w\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_6__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/c4a90031179cba6d15c27a0aaf69a8ec.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"173\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>At the time of his promotion,\u00a0Mayer was batting\u00a0.271 at Triple-A Worcester, with 9 home runs and 43 RBI. He had a slugging percentage of .471 and an OPS of .818, with 20 walks compared to 38 strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>Comparatively speaking,\u00a0Anthony is currently batting\u00a0.323 at Triple-A Worcester with 6 home runs and 18 RBI. He has a slugging percentage of .513 and an OPS of .968, with 40 walks compared to just 39 strikeouts.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-73be91329a064929b836f76f2c5e3041\" data-google-query-id=\"CNOM_erkvY0DFQGNrAId1GsH0A\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_7__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox_7\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-rhp=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While\u00a0speaking with The Boston Globe\u00a0earlier this week, Anthony discussed the fact that he has yet to be called up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s hard to not think about just because of honestly how much it&#8217;s talked about and how much of a trending topic it is in the media,&#8221; Anthony admitted candidly. &#8220;We&#8217;re asked so much \u2014 so many of us \u2014 that question. But we really don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ksc-container ksc-infeed\">\n<div class=\"ksc-infeed-ab\">\n<div id=\"rh-gam-kso_25208051320nOxNHnPvlOyPoOzq_ei_infeed-sizer\" class=\"rh-gam-unit-sizer\" data-auction-id=\"kso_25208051320nOxNHnPvlOyPoOzq_ei_infeed\" data-exp-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"rh-gam-kso_25208051320nOxNHnPvlOyPoOzq_ei_infeed\" class=\"rh-gam-unit\" data-auction-id=\"kso_25208051320nOxNHnPvlOyPoOzq_ei_infeed\" data-google-query-id=\"CMapwoDlvY0DFaaf2AUdjuAueg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22558409563,88059007\/Athlonsports.com_In-Article_Desktop_ESP_0__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22558409563,88059007\/Athlonsports.com_In-Article_Desktop_ESP_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/c4a90031179cba6d15c27a0aaf69a8ec.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-45\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"b\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/prospect-roman-anthony-breaks-silence-on-not-being-on-mlb-roster\">find the rest of Anthony&#8217;s comments here<\/a>. 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