Marcelo Mayer has had fairly the 48 hours.
It began Saturday afternoon, when the Boston Purple Sox promoted the talented infield prospect from Triple-A Worcester to the massive leagues. Each Worcester and Boston had been taking part in doubleheaders that day, and between video games, WooSox supervisor Chad Tracy referred to as Mayer into his workplace to ship the excellent news.
“(Tracy) stated one thing alongside the strains of, ‘You’re not taking part in. You’ll play the second recreation, however not right here. You’ll be taking part in in Fenway,’” Mayer advised reporters of the second, via The Boston Globe. “I simply bought the craziest rush by my entire physique.”
Mayer — the No. 2 prospect within the group behind teammate Roman Anthony and the No. 8 prospect in all of baseball, per MLB Pipeline — was thrilled to get the big-league name. However he additionally wanted to get from Worcester to Boston ASAP — and he could not discover his automotive keys.
“I misplaced them about three weeks in the past and by no means cared to search for them till I wanted to,” Mayer admitted to reporters at Fenway later Saturday, via MLB.com.
So, the WooSox deployed a clubhouse attendant to drive Mayer down I-90 and ship him to Fenway in time for Sport 2 of the Purple Sox’ doubleheader in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles. The 22-year-old arrived simply earlier than 5 p.m. ET and began the 6:35 p.m. recreation at third base, receiving a standing ovation from the house crowd forward of his first main league at-bat.
Mayer struggled on the plate in his first MLB recreation, going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts and a fielder’s selection. However he lastly broke by on Sunday, gathering his first big-league hit within the collection finale vs. Baltimore with a second-inning single.
Mayer did not cease there, lacing a double to the right-center hole within the ninth inning to complete 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Mayer performed primarily shortstop within the minors however is anticipated to man third base for now with Alex Bregman on the injured list due to a strained quad and Trevor Story taking part in brief. Mayer additionally took reps at second base in Worcester, so he might bump to the appropriate aspect of the infield when Bregman returns, or maybe take over at shortstop for Story, who’s hitting .156 with 27 strikeouts in Could.
No matter place Mayer performs, the Purple Sox and their followers hope the No. 4 total decide within the 2021 MLB Draft can present their workforce a jolt as they enter a three-game collection in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers with a 27-28 report.
“It’s superior to play for a metropolis like this that cares a lot about their workforce and is so passionate concerning the Purple Sox and the Purple Sox successful,” Mayer stated Saturday, through The Globe. “It holds all people to the next degree of play. It’s one thing that I’m wanting ahead to.”
Take a look at NBC Sports activities Boston’s full dialog with Mayer on Friday in Worcester about switching positions, his mindset previous to promotion and extra:
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