Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer reached base four times, including belting a home run in Double-A Portland’s 7-4 win over Hartford.
He also singled twice, walked, scored three runs and struck out once. He did have a throwing error.
Mayer, a 21-year-old shortstop who Boston selected fourth overall in the 2021 draft, is 19-for-60 (.317) with a .344 on-base percentage, .500 slugging percentage, .844 OPS, two home runs, five doubles, 11 runs, eight RBIs, three walks, 16 strikeouts and two steals in 14 games for Portland so far.
Baseball America ranks him No. 21 on its Top 100 list. Boston drafted him fourth overall in 2021. MassLive ranks him the No. 2 prospect on its Top 25 Red Sox prospect list behind Roman Anthony.
Mayer’s numbers suffered after a promotion to Portland last year. But his slump also coincided with a shoulder injury he suffered May 7 at High-A Greenville. He was placed on the injured list (shoulder inflammation) Aug. 5 and the Red Sox eventually decided in early September to shut him down.
“The injury to the shoulder should not temper this future five-tool All-Star potential shortstop’s path to the major leagues where his skills and intangibles will enable above-average impact on both sides of the ball,” an MLB scout told MassLive in February. “Mental makeup, intangibles on both sides of the ball should play some in the core of a lineup as a middle infield talent. Contact. Power projection. His speed will excite on top of plus shortstop defense. Very poised with feel, drive and passion.”
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Other minor league highlights from Wednesday
~ First base prospect Blaze Jordan got off to a slow start this season for Portland with just three hits in his first eight games. But he has hits in five straight games. The 21-year-old went 2-for-5 with one double and two RBIs Wednesday. He’s 4-for-10 with one homer, two doubles, six RBIs and three runs in his past two games. MassLive ranks Jordan No. 17 on its Top 25 Red Sox prospect list.
~ Infield prospect Chase Meidroth, as the leadoff hitter, recorded three hits in the first game of Triple-Worcester’s doubleheader Wednesday. But he went hitless in the second game. Worcester lost both games. The 22-year-old Meidroth led all Red Sox minor leaguers in on-base percentage (.408) last year. He has a .453 on-base percentage in 18 games for Worcester. He has more walks (16) than strikeouts (7). He has a 21.3% walk percentage.
~ Grant Gambrell, a 26-year-old righty who Boston acquired in the Andrew Benintendi trade, struck out nine and walked nobody in Worcester’s 3-2 loss to Toledo in Game 2. But he took the loss, allowing three runs on eight hits.
~ Allan Castro, a 20-year-old outfielder, went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs in High-A Greenville’s 6-5 win over Greensboro. Castro has struggled early with batting average and slugging but he has a .391 on-base percentage. MassLive ranks him No. 16 on its Top 25 Red Sox prospect list.
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