Marcelo Mayer launches go-ahead home run for Red Sox’ High-A affiliate
Weeks after his promotion to High-A baseball, Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer hit a home run in the clutch on Wednesday night. Tie game with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, Mayer blasted a pitch to right-center to give his team the 9-8 lead.
Mayer was promoted to the High-A Red Sox affiliate Greenville after impressing in Single-A, where he hit for .286, along with a .910 OPS, nine home runs and 40 RBIs in 66 games. He’s played eight games in Greenville, hitting .242 and a .766 OPS with two home runs and five RBIs.
The 19-year-old has plenty of time to develop into a star in the MLB, and MLB.com‘s top 100 prospect rankings placed Mayer eighth overall.
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