Boston Pink Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer acquired the decision each participant goals of over the weekend, and his first few days within the majors had been a whirlwind, to say the least.
Mayer, the No. 4 total decide within the 2021 MLB Draft, was referred to as up from Triple-A on Saturday after star third baseman Alex Bregman suffered a leg injury the day earlier than. Mayer began at third on Saturday and had a tricky debut, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Boston’s 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
Nevertheless it was how Mayer even acquired to Boston that was the large story, and we aren’t speaking about his path by means of the minor leagues.
Mayer informed reporters on Saturday that he was unable to drive himself from Worcester, Mass. (the place the Pink Sox’s Triple-A affiliate relies) to Boston. That’s as a result of the 22-year-old misplaced his automotive keys weeks in the past, and he didn’t make a lot effort to find them.
“I misplaced them like three weeks in the past and I by no means cared to search for them till I wanted to,” Mayer mentioned, via Christopher Smith of MassLive.com. “So fortunately someone drove me.”
Mayer mentioned his automotive has been sitting in a parking zone for weeks exterior Polar Park, which is the place the Triple-A WooSox play. A clubhouse attendant drove him the roughly one hour from Worcester to Boston on Saturday. He mentioned he spent the experience answering texts from family and friends who had been excited for him to make his MLB debut.
“I used to be simply actually answering all of the texts I acquired,” Mayer mentioned. “So I used it as a time to type of chill and reply all my household and my buddies.”
Issues acquired higher for Mayer on Sunday. He went 2-for-4 and scored a run, although that run was the one one Boston may muster of their 5-1 loss to the Orioles.
Mayer’s keep within the huge leagues could possibly be a prolonged one, as Cora mentioned Bregman’s damage is “significant.” The Pink Sox might have to search out Mayer a loaner automotive if he’s going to be in Boston for some time.
