{"id":3690,"date":"2026-06-27T08:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T08:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3690"},"modified":"2026-06-27T08:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T08:33:24","slug":"red-sox-place-marcelo-mayer-on-injured-list-with-stress-reaction-in-his-forearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3690","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox place Marcelo Mayer on injured list with stress reaction in his forearm"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Already without Opening Day shortstop <b>Trevor Story<\/b>, the Red Sox face further depletion at the position. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3688\">No Foxborough duel as Norway was content to let superstar France show just some of what it\u2019s capable of<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Marcelo Mayer<\/b>, who took over as the everyday shortstop when Story landed on the injured list last month, was diagnosed with a stress reaction to the ulna in his left forearm and placed on the 10-day injured list Friday before the Red Sox beat the Yankees, 6-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mayer, who is hitting .220\/.282\/.312 with three homers, said he\u2019s been managing the injury for much of the season. He underwent a CT scan Friday (one day after going 0 for 4 against the Yankees) that revealed the stress reaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cApproaching two months, [the injury has] just been on and off. Some days have been worse than others,\u201d said Mayer. \u201cJust had a talk with the medical staff, with the doctors. They pretty much said to put a stop to it or it could possibly get worse. So that\u2019s the decision that we made.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Mayer said he felt the injury occasionally when gloving a ball on defense and more consistently when swinging. The shortstop wasn\u2019t sure what impact, if any, it had on his yearlong struggles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cObviously, I\u2019m not happy with the way I\u2019ve been playing,\u201d said Mayer. \u201cI\u2019m not going to make an excuse that it\u2019s been my forearm or anything else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Phenomenal Payton Tolle takes perfect game into sixth as Red Sox beat Yankees again<\/div>\n<p><span>For Mayer, this represents the latest in a succession of injuries. He missed time with a wrist strain in 2022, his 2023 season ended early due to a shoulder injury, his 2024 campaign was abbreviated by lower back spasms, and in 2025 he required season-ending surgery on his wrist in August.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There is no timetable for Mayer\u2019s return. His resumption of baseball activities will await the healing of the bone. Mayer said he\u2019ll be evaluated week-to-week by the team\u2019s medical staff and expressed hope for a speedy return, but admitted exasperation at missing more time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3686\">US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI want to be out there playing more than anybody. If it was up to me, I would still be playing,\u201d said Mayer. \u201cWe just came to the conclusion that if I kept playing, it could get worse. So they made that decision for me. Obviously, it\u2019s extremely frustrating. I want to be out there every single day playing with my teammates, but I\u2019ve just got to do whatever I can to work hard and get back on the field.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With Story, Mayer, and <b>Isiah Kiner-Falefa<\/b> (placed on the IL last week after undergoing a CT scan that offered the same diagnosis \u2014 a stress reaction in the left forearm \u2014  albeit of greater severity) all sidelined, the Sox are deep into their middle infield depth chart.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>After once pitching in a Red Sox uniform at Fenway Park, Cam Schlittler\u2019s one that got away \u2014 to the Yankees<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve taken some hits,\u201d said interim manager <b>Chad Tracy<\/b>, who also bemoaned the ongoing absence of <b>Garrett Crochet<\/b> and <b>Roman Anthony<\/b>. \u201cYou just have to move on, next guy up to help us, and go out and win a ballgame. But we\u2019ve certainly taken more hits on the infield side than anything else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tracy will split shortstop between <b>Tsung-Che Cheng<\/b> (called up from Triple-A Worcester on Friday and immediately installed in the nine-hole in the lineup, where he went 1-for-3 with his first career hit, RBI, and walk) against righties and <b>Andruw Monasterio<\/b> against lefties.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>On the rehab front<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Infielder <b>Romy Gonzalez<\/b>, recovering from shoulder surgery and recent hip flexor discomfort, went 0 for 3 with a walk at first base for Triple-A Worcester on Friday. He\u2019s 2 for 18 in six games for the WooSox. He\u2019ll meet with the Sox on Saturday to decide if he\u2019ll be activated this weekend or continue his rehab assignment.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span> Will the Red Sox start selling off players ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline? Not so fast, says Craig Breslow.<\/div>\n<p><span>Lefthander <b>Jovani Mor\u00e1n<\/b>, on the IL with left elbow inflammation, will make at least one more rehab appearance over the weekend with the WooSox. He tossed a scoreless inning Thursday . . . Infielder <b>Nick Sogard<\/b>, on the IL since early June with a right oblique strain, could go on a minor league rehab assignment as soon as next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Sox royalty checks in<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Hall of Famers <b>Pedro Martinez <\/b>and<b> David Ortiz<\/b> were both at Fenway on Friday. Reliever <b>Greg Weissert<\/b>, an avid baseball card collector, was elated to show Martinez a signed 1991 card he\u2019d recently procured of the three-time Cy Young winner as a member of the Dodgers . . . <b>Ian Browne<\/b> of MLB.com was honored on the field prior to Friday\u2019s game for his 25 years of tireless coverage of the Red Sox. Browne received an MLB gold card \u2014 a lifetime pass for entry into ballparks \u2014 in recognition of his work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=3684\">He didn\u2019t score a goal against Norway, but the mere presence of Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 opened the floodgates for France<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox are already without Opening Day shortstop Trevor Story, as well as utilityman Isiah Kiner-Falefa, leaving them to call up Tsung-Che Cheng from Triple-A Worcester. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Red Sox place Marcelo Mayer on injured list with stress reaction in his forearm - 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