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Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Marcelo Mayer’s big-league debut didn’t provide the spark we needed The Red Sox bats and everything else were quiet. Lucas Giolito needed to stay in the game, and thankfully he did that, saving the bullpen for another day. There was some excitement at the very end of the game, but the offense fell short. The Marcelo … [Read more...] about Doubleheader Game 2: Red Sox 1, Orioles 2

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images For those who have been living under a rock for four years. Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Marcelo Mayer, and he’s currently the number six prospect in baseball. For those who have been in a coma since the 2021 MLB Draft, he was the odds-on favorite to go number one overall in that draft out of Westlake High … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Marcelo Mayer

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images The drama of this exciting win in adverse conditions is matched only by the anticipation of Marcelo Mayer’s call-up for Game 2 The proceedings began as what we might call…biblical? Three days of stormy weather. A doubleheader that was supposed to take place yesterday but was itself rained out. A delayed game due to even more … [Read more...] about Game 1 of the Doubleheader: Red Sox 6, Orioles 5 in 10

Photo by Colby Rush/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Welcome to the big leagues, Marcelo Mayer! On a doubleheader day when we went into extra innings in Game 1, we still expect to be fresh as a daisy for Game 2 because we’ve been waiting for this: Marcelo Mayer’s MLB debut. Let’s get after it—go Sox! First pitch is at 6:35 pm ET on NESN and WEEI. Game 2 … [Read more...] about Game 54: Orioles at Red Sox

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images The New Doubleheader: Part I Another doubleheader, what a surprise! There’s a different lineup today due to Alex Bregman coming out of yesterday’s victory with some tightness and on his way to an MRI. Pull out the beers and fire up the grill. Let’s get after it—go Sox! First pitch is at 1:05 pm ET on NESN and WEEI. 1:05pm first … [Read more...] about Game 53: Orioles at Red Sox

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images So... about Bregman perhaps missing some time... There’s plenty to get to in yesterday’s action that revolves around a potentially open roster spot, if even for a week. which may, for service time reasons, end up going to a certain utility prospect traded for someone whose name rhymes with This Tail. Anyway... let’s get into it! Worcester, … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 5/23: Marcelo Mayer rakes, Vaughn Grissom walks it off