And Marcelo Mayer is adapting well to second base
Walker Buehler’s ejection on Tuesday night was not ideal for multiple reasons. A team that used four relievers on Monday night had to use all four of the same relievers on Tuesday, and then some. Justin Wilson, Greg Weissert, Justin Slaten, and Aroldis Chapman all threw zeroes on the board on back-to-back days. If that means the team is shorthanded going for the sweep on Garrett Crochet Day, it was worth it to ensure a series win against the Mets. Buehler took to Twitter to express his appreciation, with Francisco Lindor catching some strays for celebrating his ejection from second base.
I wouldn’t want me out there either. Sad thing is the BULLPEN is full of fucking animals. Tough choice. https://t.co/XuWysoT0aW
— Walker Buehler (@buehlersdayoff) May 21, 2025
Alex Cora got an early exit moments later, which led to his destruction of the bullpen phone, a phone that has a storied history in Red Sox ejection lore. Rob Bradford discusses that here, as well as Tanner Houck’s home run celebration that followed.
Two iconic moments, same impact pic.twitter.com/t0w444Ws0n
— Rob Bradford (@bradfo) May 21, 2025
Marcelo Mayer described playing second base as feeling “normal and natural,” and hitting coach Doug Clark said, “I think we’re talking moments away” from a call-up. With internal options working out at first base, we should see some reinforcements coming up soon.
Speaking of Mayer, a couple of major leaguer comparisons are in Christopher Smith’s prospect roundup. He also has updates the Garcia brothers; Jhostynxon homered in his triple-A debut and Johanfran returned from a year hiatus with a knee injury.
(Christopher Smith, Mass Live)
Juan Soto was “impressed” by the presentation the Red Sox gave him in the offseason before choosing to go another direction. “They really were right there. They were at the top of the list.”
As the recent We Tried winners (in a landslide), it’s no surprise to see how hard they tried.
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