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Reuters
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Red Sox to promote infield prospect Marcelo Mayer
May 25 - Highly-touted Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer is on his way to Boston. The 22-year old infielder is likely to replace third baseman Alex Bregman, who left Friday's game against Baltimore with an injured quad. He was not in today's lineup and manager Alex Cora resigned himself to the likelihood that Bregman would have to be placed on the injured list. "I don't want to jump to conclusions, but yes," Cora said Saturday morning. Mayer was the fourth overall selection in the 2021 MLB draft. While he has struggled with injuries, Mayer has excelled through 43 games for Triple-A Worcester this season, hitting .271 and owning an .818 OPS while blasting nine home runs. He is regarded as an excellent defender, with the vast majority of his minor league career spent at shortstop. Mayer played 29 games at short, nine at second base and four at third this year for Worcester. Bregman was enjoying an outstanding first year in Boston, batting .299 with a .938 OPS in 51 games. Bregman, who signed a three-year, $120 million dollar deal with the Red Sox prior to the 2025 season, leads all American League third basemen in slugging percentage (.553), on-base percentage (.385), RBI (35), home runs (11) and doubles (17). Bregman suffered the quad injury after rounding first base on a single to left field in the bottom of the fifth inning and was immediately replaced by Abraham Toro. Mayer is the No. 8 prospect in baseball, according to He suffered a lower back strain at Double-A Portland last season and only played in 77 games, hitting .307 with eight home runs. In addition to playing at third base in Boston, Mayer could see action at second as Kristian Campbell is a possible fill-in for the injured Triston Casas at first. --Field Level Media
New York Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Alex Bregman injury concern lingers after Red Sox wallop Orioles in 19-5 victory
BOSTON — A 14-run blowout in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader on Friday should have been reason to celebrate for the Boston Red Sox. Instead, the victory was blanketed with concern. In the fifth inning of a 19-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, third baseman Alex Bregman smacked a hit to left field. As he rounded first, he pulled up and immediately called for a trainer, leaving the game. Advertisement The Red Sox announced Bregman had exited with right quad tightness. Bregman was uncertain after the game if he'd need a stint on the injury list or if he'd be ready to play after a day or two of rest. 'No idea yet,' he said. 'Obviously, it's just day-to-day. I feel like we'll know a lot more tomorrow after sleeping and seeing how it presents in the morning. But all my strength is still there right now, which is good so far. See when I wake up tomorrow how it feels.' Bregman said he'd had a left quad injury in 2021 that felt more severe than what he felt on Friday, but didn't want to get ahead of himself. He noted he felt more positive about the tight quad than he did when it initially happened. Alongside Rafael Devers, Bregman has been the most consistent piece of the Red Sox lineup, hitting .299 with a .938 OPS in 51 games. Alex Bregman exits the game after awkwardly rounding first on this play ⬇️ Abraham Toro in to replace him — NESN (@NESN) May 23, 2025 If the Red Sox are without Bregman for just a couple days and he avoids an IL stint, manager Alex Cora said Nick Sogard and Abraham Toro could play third base. He also mentioned Ceddanne Rafaela as an option at third in an emergency. The Red Sox do not plan to move Rafael Devers back to third base since he hasn't played a game there all season. If Bregman heads to the IL, it could open the door for a promotion of top infield prospect Marcelo Mayer, who's played four games at third base this season. 'We'll know more tomorrow,' Cora said of Bregman's injury status. When Bregman exited the game, the Red Sox were still trailing 2-1 and appeared to be headed for another lackluster loss. But they plated five runs in the sixth before breaking out for 13 runs in the eighth, the most runs they'd scored in a single inning since scoring 14 in the first inning on June 27, 2003. Advertisement 'That was awesome,' Bregman said of the offensive outburst. 'It made sitting on the training table a little bit happier, just watching them swing the bats like that, pick me up like that.' The Red Sox cut into an early 2-0 deficit in the fourth when Trevor Story drew a leadoff walk and scored on a Sogard groundout. In the sixth, Sogard doubled, Kristian Campbell walked and Rafaela slapped a single up the middle to tie the game 2-2. Jarren Duran followed with an RBI single, giving the Red Sox a 3-2 lead before Devers quickly made it 6-2 with a three-run homer. Two innings later, the Red Sox kept adding, initially highlighted by Rob Refsnyder's three-run homer that knocked Orioles reliever Cionel Perez out of the game. The Orioles turned to infielder Emmanuel Rivera in the blowout, and Devers crushed a grand slam off him into the bullpen. GET THIS MAN SOME SALAMI — Red Sox (@RedSox) May 23, 2025 Devers' eight runs driven in marked a career high and the most for a Red Sox player since Mookie Betts in 2017. He now leads the majors with 47 RBIs and is tied for ninth with 12 homers. 'You keep looking at numbers, and now he's, what, ninth in home runs, and then the RBIs are creeping up,' Cora said. 'He's having an outstanding season, and he keeps working at it.' On the mound, Red Sox starter Brayan Bello lasted just four innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk, striking out seven. Once again, the bullpen had to pick up a majority of the innings. When Boston added a four-run cushion in the sixth, it made for the relief corps, a task made even easier after the 13-run eighth inning. Cora turned to Toro on the mound in the top of the ninth to finish it off. Game 2 of Friday's doubleheader was postponed and moved to Saturday, with games set for 1:05 p.m. and 6:35 p.m. Now the Red Sox await news on Bregman's status.
CBS News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Alex Bregman departs Red Sox game vs. Orioles with leg injury
Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman had to leave Friday afternoon's game against the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning with an apparent leg injury. The team called the injury "right quad tightness" shortly after Bregman's departure. The injury leaves the Red Sox without the team's most consistent bat on a day they have to play two games against the Orioles. Life is certainly not getting any easier for Boston, though the Red Sox took a 6-2 lead over Baltimore the inning after Bregman was forced to leave. Alex Bregman's injury With two outs and no runners on in the bottom of the fifth, Bregman laced a line drive single off the Green Monster in left field. He rounded first before putting on the brakes when he realized stretching the hit into a double wasn't the best call, but appeared to tweak something in his leg in the process. Bregman knew something was wrong as he went back to first base and immediately pointed to his leg and signaled for a pinch-runner. Alex Bregman exits the game after awkwardly rounding first on this play ⬇️ Abraham Toro in to replace him — NESN (@NESN) May 23, 2025 Bregman walked off the field and into the Boston locker room, and was replaced by pinch-runner Abraham Toro. Nick Sogard moved from first to third to take over for Bregman in the top of the sixth, while Toro took over for Sogard at first base. It's unclear how much time the injury will cost Bregman, but the Red Sox likely have a big void to fill in the lineup Friday night. Alex Bregman with the Red Sox Bregman has been Boston's most consistent player in his first season with the Red Sox, leading the team with 11 home runs (Rafael Devers tied it with his 11th home in the sixth inning Friday) and 17 doubles while sitting second at 35 RBI, trailing only Devers and his 42 RBI. Bregman was slashing .299/.385/.553 for the Red Sox after his fifth-inning single on Friday. Losing him takes one of Boston's best bats out of the lineup, and one of the team's most solid gloves in the field. We'll now wait to see how severe the injury is and how long it might cost Bregman, who signed a three-year, $120 million contract with the Red Sox late in the offseason. The Red Sox also play the Orioles at 7:10 p.m. on Friday night, so it'll be interesting to see who Alex Cora pencils in at third base for that tilt. Devers has been Boston's DH since Bregman signed on, and hasn't played third since last season. The Bregman injury could potentially open the door for prospect Marcelo Mayer to make his way to the Majors, though he is currently in the Worcester Red Sox lineup for their 4:05 p.m. game against Durham in Worcester.
Associated Press
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman leaves game with injury
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman was removed in the fifth inning of Friday's opening game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles after what appeared to be a lower-body injury. Bregman singled sharply to left field and made a wide turn before retreating to the first-base bag. The two-time All-Star motioned to the Red Sox dugout with manager Alex Cora sprinting to check on the status of the team's leading hitter. Bregman didn't bother checking the severity of the injury before heading down the stairs to get it checked out. A two-time World Series winner who spent the first nine seasons of his big-league career with the Houston Astros, Bregman signed with Boston in February. He entered Friday with a .297 batting average with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs. Abraham Toro came on as a pinch runner for Bregman and remained in the game as Boston's first baseman. Nick Sogard opened Friday's game at first but moved across the diamond to third base. ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Amid Rafael Devers drama, Red Sox have to scramble at 1B after putting Romy González on 10-day IL
Amid the season-ending injury to first baseman Triston Casas and negotiating a minefield with designated hitter Rafael Devers about possibly playing that position, the Boston Red Sox are making moves to make sure someone can play the right side of the diamond. Romy González had been one of the players filling in at first base after Casas' injury, along with Abraham Toro. But Boston had to place González on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a left quad contusion. To take González's spot on the active roster, Nick Sogard was called up from Triple-A Worcester, and he's starting Saturday's game versus the Kansas City Royals at first base. González suffered the injury on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers when he collided with Texas Rangers first baseman Josh Smith after trying to beat out a throw from third base. Another scary situation for the Red Sox at 1B with Romy Gonzá coming out of the game but at least a good sign he was able to walk it off. — Garrett Mashburn (@G_Mashburn) May 8, 2025 González appeared to be all right, tried to jog off the injury and was able to leave the field without help. But Toro replaced him at first base in the seventh inning. Though González and manager Alex Cora thought he would be able to avoid the IL, Toro started at first base for the Red Sox in the past two games. Following Friday's 2-1 loss to the Royals, Cora said González "didn't bounce back the way we expected," necessitating the roster move. In 17 games this season (starting 10 of them at first base), González is batting .308/.362/.423 with six doubles, six RBI and three stolen bases. Toro has a .143 average with a .286 OPS in five games, which is likely why the Red Sox added some infield help. Sogard doesn't appear to be a vast improvement, hitting .188/.314/.248 with six doubles, 10 RBI and six steals in Triple-A. But he batted .273 with a .650 OPS in 31 games with Boston last season. González also should return after his IL stint, which is retroactive to May 8. That is, unless the Red Sox make a move to bring in another first baseman or somehow convince Devers to get over his refusal to play a new position.
