<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-boston-marcelo-mayer-roster-move-blue-jays-series');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox make Marcelo Mayer roster move ahead of Blue Jays series');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Marcelo-Mayer-of-the-Boston-Red-Sox.jpg"><figcaption>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox make Marcelo Mayer roster move ahead of Blue Jays series</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-27T12:21:31-07:00">June 27th, 12:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-27T12:21:31-07:00">June 27th, 12:21pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-kyle-harrison-rafael-devers-trade-debut">Boston Red Sox are set to take on</a> the Toronto Blue Jays in a three-game series over the weekend. However, the club will seemingly be without Marcelo Mayer, as the franchise made a roster move leading up to Game 1 of the series.</p><p>Reports indicate that the Red Sox have placed Mayer <a href="https://x.com/IanMBrowne/status/1938671057277460709" rel="noopener">on the Bereavement List</a>, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com. Players are placed on the Bereavement List when they must temporarily leave the team to attend to the death or serious illness of a family member.</p><p>“The Red Sox today placed INF Marcelo Mayer on the Bereavement List. To fill his spot, Boston recalled INF/OF Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester.”</p><p>It’s not an ideal situation for the 22-year-old infielder, as attending the death of a loved one is never easy. Marcelo Mayer will be on the Bereavement List for three to seven days. So, there’s a chance he misses the Red Sox’s games after the Blue Jays series.</p><p>Throughout this season, Mayer has served as a nice, versatile player for Boston. The club has had him play in multiple positions in the infield, as injuries and the Rafael Devers trade have forced the Red Sox to get creative with the lineup. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-marcelo-mayer-gets-his-flowers-from-alex-cora-after-mlb-call-up">Marcelo Mayer has been starting at third base</a> for several games with Alex Bregman still on the injured list.</p><p>So far to being his career, Mayer has only had 77 at-bats. He’s still figuring things out as a rookie and doing his best to help Boston compete this season. So far through his rookie campaign, Marcelo Mayer owns a .208 batting average and .262 OBP while recording 16 hits, four home runs, and seven RBIs.</p><p>The Red Sox are expected to start Nick Sogard at third base on Friday against the Blue Jays. He is batting ninth in the order. Alex Cora may decide to switch things up at the position throughout the series, though, and give Boston a better matchup advantage if he can find one.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox make Marcelo Mayer roster move ahead of Blue Jays series

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-marcelo-mayer-home-run-vs-mariners');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’s Marcelo Mayer blasts commanding home run vs. Mariners');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Boston-Red-Sox-outfielder-Marcelo-Mayer.jpg"><figcaption>Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox’s Marcelo Mayer blasts commanding home run vs. Mariners</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-18T14:01:13-07:00">June 18th, 2:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-18T18:09:32-07:00">June 18th, 6:09pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox just ended an era in the team’s recent history. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-cora-admission-lead-up-rafael-devers-trade">Alex Cora’s conflict with Rafael Devers</a> sent him away from Boston, leaving the team without a young star to lead the way. However, the Red Sox are not without options in the aftermath.</p><p>Marcelo Mayer is one of the team’s top prospects, and he made his presence known during Wednesday’s game against the Seattle Mariners. He stepped in against Seattle starting pitcher Luis Castillo, and with one swing, he gave his team a 1-0 lead. His <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1935433778886783132" rel="noopener">379-foot home run</a> is his fourth on the season in just 20 games in the major leagues.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcelo Mayer BLASTS a home run to give the Red Sox the lead 🚀<a href="https://t.co/enNeDMxDOb">pic.twitter.com/enNeDMxDOb</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1935433778886783132?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mayer, Roman Anthony, and Kristian Campbell are the prospect trio taking over the baseball world right now. Cora and the organization called all three up to the majors to give them some experience in the big leagues. However, each player seized the opportunity and has not looked back since.</p><p>Mayer’s home run was a good start for a Red Sox team looking to win their fourth straight series. Cora led Boston to two straight series wins over the New York Yankees in a week, proving to the league that his team should not be overlooked.</p><p>With the Red Sox organization under fire because of their disagreement over direction, fans wondered how it would affect their play on the field. For now, at least, it has not done anything to affect the Red Sox success. If they can defeat Castillo and the Mariners, it would be the team’s ninth win in their last ten games.</p><p>Much has been made of Devers’ exit from Boston. Despite that, morale around the team is still high. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-soxs-wilyer-abreu-up-for-anything-rafael-devers-trade">Wilyer Abreu said he is ready to give Cora and the Red Sox whatever they need</a>. If the team can rally together, they could come out of the drama without losing their positive momentum.</p><p>Mayer and the other Boston prospects will go a long way in determining how competitive the team will be. If Wednesday’s moon shot is a sign of what is to come, the Red Sox could be in the middle of playoff contention for the rest of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’s Marcelo Mayer blasts commanding home run vs. Mariners

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-red-sox-marcelo-mayer-first-home-run-yankees');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox SS Marcelo Mayer blast first home run vs. Yankees');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Marcelo-Mayer-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox SS Marcelo Mayer blast first home run vs. Yankees</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-06T19:50:01-07:00">June 6th, 7:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-06T19:50:01-07:00">June 6th, 7:50pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Marcelo Mayer picked quite the stage for his first big league blast. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/marcelo-mayers-take-on-playing-second-base-in-mlb-will-fire-up-red-sox-fans">No. 8 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline</a>, launched his first career home run Friday night under the bright lights of Yankee Stadium — a <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/marcelo-mayer-hits-first-career-home-run-at-yankee-stadium" rel="noopener">no-doubt solo shot</a> that put the Boston Red Sox on the board in an eventual 9-6 loss to the rival Yankees. It was a bittersweet milestone in Mayer’s young career, but one that won’t be forgotten anytime soon.</p><p>Batting in the top of the fifth, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-marcelo-mayer-gets-his-flowers-from-alex-cora-after-mlb-call-up">Mayer turned on a 1-1 fastball from Yankees right-hander</a> Will Warren and drove it 410 feet to right-center. The exit velocity was a strong 103.3 mph, and Statcast data confirmed it would’ve left the yard in every MLB park except Oracle Park in San Francisco. He admired the shot briefly before beginning his first home run trot in the Majors.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marcelo Mayer destroys his first Major League home run 💥 <a href="https://t.co/pPpL2TvfGd">pic.twitter.com/pPpL2TvfGd</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1931152558745342321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The blast came with Boston trailing 7-0, part of yet another early collapse that’s plagued the club this season. Still, Mayer’s big moment gave the Red Sox a jolt — and a glimpse into what the future might hold.</p><h2><b>Marcelo Mayer goes deep at Yankee Stadium in Red Sox loss</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Marcelo-Mayer-2.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Twelve seasons ago, another highly touted Red Sox shortstop prospect, Xander Bogaerts, also hit his first MLB homer at Yankee Stadium. Mayer, who’s starting at third base during his rookie campaign, has drawn similar expectations as a franchise cornerstone. While he’s currently filling in for the injured Alex Bregman, the natural shortstop is expected to slide back to his usual position before long.</p><p>Mayer’s homer was the first spark in a late Red Sox comeback attempt. Rafael Devers later added a two-run shot in the seventh, but Boston’s early hole proved too deep. The loss marked their ninth defeat in the last 12 games, and more importantly, it raised an already ugly trend: the Red Sox now have a 7.06 first-inning ERA, second-worst in the league behind only the Rockies.</p><p>Starter Walker Buehler gave up five runs before recording an out in the first inning and allowed seven total (five earned) in just two innings. A three-run homer by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and a two-run blast by Anthony Volpe did the early damage. Defensive miscues — including a throwing error by Mayer — added fuel to the fire.</p><p>Despite the team’s struggles, Mayer’s emergence remains a silver lining. His smooth swing, poise under pressure, and power potential offer hope for a Red Sox squad still searching for consistency.</p><p>The sold-out Yankee Stadium crowd of 46,783 witnessed a rivalry series opener that had everything — power, mistakes, and a prospect announcing his presence with authority. Mayer may be just getting started, but his first homer in the Bronx already etched his name into Red Sox-Yankees lore.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox SS Marcelo Mayer blast first home run vs. Yankees

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-marcelo-mayer-gets-his-flowers-from-alex-cora-after-mlb-call-up');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’ Marcelo Mayer gets his flowers from Alex Cora after MLB call-up');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Red-Sox-3B-Marcelo-Mayer.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox’ Marcelo Mayer gets his flowers from Alex Cora after MLB call-up</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-31T08:38:46-07:00">May 31st, 8:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-31T08:38:46-07:00">May 31st, 8:38am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Prior to Friday, the Boston Red Sox had not won a baseball game since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-marcelo-mayer-makes-insane-catch-vs-braves">top prospect Marcelo Mayer joined</a> the team. It was a painful yet true fact. However, that streak was finally busted with a 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves Friday night. After the matchup, Boston manager Alex Cora spoke highly about Mayer’s <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2025/05/red-sox-celebrate-marcelo-mayer-as-big-leaguer-after-first-win-and-he-wants-roman-anthony-to-join-him.html" rel="noopener">performance lately to the media.</a></p><p>“We let him know nobody can take this away from him,” Cora said to MassLive after Friday’s win. “He’s a big leaguer. Regardless of what happens. Obviously, we’re not gonna send him down tomorrow but if he got sent down tomorrow and he doesn’t play in the big leagues the rest of his career, he’s a big leaguer. We appreciate that and we take that very seriously.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-mayer-endorses-anthony-call-up">Mayer indeed likely isn’t going</a> anywhere anytime soon. Although he still has limited experience at third base, he’s clearly the option that the Red Sox have the most faith in. Abraham Toro and Eric Sogard are more utility type players, not ones you’d want starting every day at third base for a postseason hopeful. Alex Bregman won’t be back from the IL for a while. Rafael Devers wants to stay at designated hitter, and it seems that the team brass wants that as well. So, can Mayer continue his strong start and solidify his spot in the big leagues?</p><h2><b>How long will Marcelo Mayer stick at third base for Red Sox?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Red-Sox-manager-Alex-Cora-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>If this strong start continues, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-alex-cora-drops-hint-looming-red-sox-roster-changes">then Cora and the rest</a> of Boston’s brass would be happy to keep Mayer at third. So far, there isn’t too much to suggest he won’t stick for a while. Despite the team’s record early in his tenure, he’s shown plenty of flashes during his stay with the big-league club. Will those flashes translate into something more?</p><p>It wouldn’t be surprising to see that happen. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/red-sox-news-marcelo-mayer-first-mlb-hit">Mayer is just the latest</a> in a growing line of big-league contributors produced by the Red Sox farm system. Kristian Campbell was the organization’s minor league player of the year and is now the starting second baseman. Wilyer Abreu has broke out in right field. Devers is the face of the franchise. Can Mayer be the latest long-term lineup mainstay for Boston? It certainly feels like he will be, doesn’t it?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’ Marcelo Mayer gets his flowers from Alex Cora after MLB call-up

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As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-amid-kristian-campbell-call-up-red-sox-retool-with-elite-prospect">Boston Red Sox have no shortage of promising talent</a> in their farm system, and right now no name is hotter than Roman Anthony. Widely viewed as one of baseball’s top prospects, Anthony has been torching Triple-A pitching for Boston’s affiliate in Worcester, and calls for his major league debut are growing louder by the day. Amid the buzz, Marcelo Mayer—freshly promoted to the majors himself—has thrown <a href="https://x.com/ChrisCotillo/status/1928815730973147360" rel="noopener">his full support</a> behind his longtime teammate.</p><p>Mayer spoke to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo, who then took to X, formerly Twitter, to share Mayer’s thoughts on Anthony’s MLB readiness.</p><p>“I think he’s ready. Obviously, playing with him every single day for the last two years, I get to see the type of player he is and the type of person he is. I think his transition is going to be pretty smooth to the big leagues whenever that may be. I know he’s gonna be ready.”</p><p>That level of confidence is significant coming from Mayer, who knows Anthony’s work ethic and talent firsthand. The two have come up through the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-red-sox-big-3-prospects-send-scary-message-mlb-thursday">Red Sox prospects pipeline</a> together and now sit at the forefront of what many hope is the franchise’s next great core.</p><p>Anthony, still just 21 years old, has been outstanding at Triple-A Worcester, posting a .306 batting average with eight home runs and a .940 OPS. His combination of advanced plate discipline, power to all fields, and steady presence in the batter’s box has drawn praise from evaluators across the league. While the Red Sox front office continues to emphasize a careful development plan, the quality of Anthony’s production—and the consistency behind it—is making his case for a call-up increasingly difficult to ignore.</p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-marcelo-mayer-makes-insane-catch-vs-braves">Mayer is making his own impression in Boston</a>. Called up amid an injury to Alex Bregman, he handled third base duties with maturity well beyond his years—despite having limited experience there in the minors. His strong defensive plays, including a highlight-reel leaping catch, have stood out even as his bat finds its footing.</p><p>The Red Sox have shown a clear willingness to lean on young talent in 2025, having already promoted Kristian Campbell to start the season and recently elevating Mayer in response to an infield injury. Mayer’s smooth transition and immediate defensive impact only intensify the spotlight on Anthony. With the lineup still searching for stability, the pressure is mounting on Boston’s front office to give their top outfield prospect a chance to make his mark.</p><p>For now, the wait continues—but the endorsements from inside the clubhouse suggest that when Anthony’s number is called, the Red Sox know they’ll be getting a player who’s not just talented, but truly ready.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.208	4	7	0.691	0

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.208	4	7	0.691	0

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