{"id":51158,"date":"2025-05-26T02:25:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T02:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51158"},"modified":"2025-05-26T02:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T02:25:23","slug":"marcelo-mayer-sends-heartfelt-message-after-red-sox-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51158","title":{"rendered":"Marcelo Mayer Sends Heartfelt Message After Red Sox Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2216176599-e1748182250199.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2216176599-e1748182250199.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2216176599-e1748182250199.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2216176599-e1748182250199.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Red Sox infielder Marcelo Mayer\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1691\" data-img-load-time=\"1886\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Red Sox\u00a0made a surprise decision on Saturday, calling up one of baseball\u2019s top prospects\u2013infielder Marcelo Mayer\u2013as third baseman\u00a0Alex Bregman\u00a0was put on the injured list with a quad injury. Mayer\u2019s first game in place of Bregman was inauspicious, as he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, but it represents what many hope will be a key moment in the future of the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Mayer joins rookie second baseman\u00a0Kristian Campbell\u00a0as two of what had been known as, \u201cThe Big Four,\u201d Red Sox prospects to make it to Boston. Outfielder Roman Anthony, rated as the top prospect in baseball (Mayer was No. 6) is still in Triple-A Worcester. Catcher Kyle Teel was the centerpiece of the Red Sox\u2019s trade for Garrett Crochet last offseason.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Mayer posted a photo of himself on the Fenway Park infield\u00a0on Instagram, with the caption, \u201c5\/24\/25. A day I\u2019ll never forget\u2026 thank you to everyone that has helped me along this ride. Go Sox!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"adba213951e3e5ae7edf8de498aa5923\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-instagram-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKD-VSlO2b-\/?img_index=1\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKD-VSlO2b-\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=820&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com&amp;rp=%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fboston-red-sox%2Fmarcelo-mayer-sends-heartfelt-message-debut%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A8647%7D\" height=\"985\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Marcelo Mayer Gets Support Around MLB<\/h2>\n<p>Mayer\u2019s post got reactions from Dodgers infielder Kike Hernandez, who spent two-plus seasons in Boston and was a playoff hero in 2021. \u201cCongrats dude!\u201d Hernandez wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Former Red Sox farmhand Nick Yorke wrote, \u201cLfgggg.\u201d And San Francisco Giants infielder Casey Schmitt wrote, \u201cLet\u2019s gooo!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the game, a 2-1 Red Sox loss, even with the rough showing at the plate, Mayer was excited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s awesome,\u201d Mayer told reporters. \u201cI\u2019ve never experienced anything like that in my life. \u2026 It\u2019s definitely something I will remember for the rest of my life. You just feel like a rush throughout your whole body, but at the same time, it\u2019s kind of hard to take it in because you have to do a job.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Red Sox Concerned Over Alex Bregman<\/h2>\n<p>While Mayer\u2019s call-up was being celebrated, the looming storm cloud for Boston is the quad injury that Bregman suffered on Friday, when he pulled up at first base and immediately signaled to the dugout that he was hurt.<\/p>\n<p>The injury was shown, via MRI, to be a severe quad strain. Bregman said it felt similar to the quad injury he suffered in 2021, which is especially bad news because he missed 58 games with that injury.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Alex Cora said, \u201cHe\u2019s going to be out for a while,\u201d\u00a0Cora said. \u201cHopefully, trust in our medical staff it\u2019s sooner rather than later but he\u2019s going to be out for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Bregman added, \u201cYeah, it\u2019s horrible. There\u2019s nothing else to do but try to get better every single day, focus on the rehab and dominate that. Try to stack as many good days as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bregman had been batting .299 with 11 homers and a.938 OPS. 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