{"id":980,"date":"2026-05-23T04:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T04:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=980"},"modified":"2026-05-23T04:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T04:05:20","slug":"red-sox-will-get-a-chance-to-see-what-marcelo-mayer-can-do-at-shortstop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=980","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox will get a chance to see what Marcelo Mayer can do at shortstop"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Red Sox selected Marcelo Mayer with the fourth pick of the 2021 draft, their reward for suffering through the miserable 2020 pandemic season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=978\">Fleet\u2019s Kris Sparre one of three finalists for PWHL Coach of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNo one doubts Mayer will be able to stay at shortstop for a long time,\u201d read the MLB.com scouting report at the time. \u201cHe has easy actions, plus hands and footwork, and an arm that plays.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Justin Slaten, Red Sox squander late lead in stinging setback to Twins<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Mayer has played in 89 major league games since making his debut last year. Here\u2019s how many he has started at shortstop: 0. In fact, Mayer has played only three innings at shortstop for the Sox since being called up, none since last May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That will change as soon as Sunday, said interim manager Chad Tracy. With Trevor Story expected to miss at least 6-10 weeks recovering from surgery to correct a sports hernia, Mayer will finally get a chance to play the position he knows best.<\/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> It\u2019s unfortunate that Story is having major surgery for the third time in his five seasons with the Sox. He\u2019s one of the league leaders in not being able to catch a break.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Red Sox infielder Trevor Story to be sidelined for weeks after undergoing sports hernia surgery<\/div>\n<p><span>But this situation is also an opportunity for both the Red Sox and Mayer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mayer has been a surprisingly poor hitter since being called up, posting an anemic .629 OPS with only four home runs and 20 RBIs in 286 plate appearances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He\u2019s only 23 and has yet to play a full season at the highest level. But if moving to his natural position doesn\u2019t lead to better results at the plate, it\u2019s fair to wonder if anything will.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To his credit, Mayer deflected questions about his situation by expressing concern for Story and saying he would play wherever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c[Shortstop],that\u2019s home to me. That\u2019s where I played my whole life. That\u2019s where I\u2019m most comfortable,\u201d he said before going 0 for 3 with an RBI in the Red Sox\u2019 8-6 loss to the Twins on Friday night. \u201cBut, like I said, if Trace wants me to play second, I\u2019ll play second. If he wants me to play short, I\u2019ll play short.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I asked Mayer if going back to shortstop would help him at the plate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d he said. \u201cI guess we\u2019ll find out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This will be a big test for Mayer. For at least the better part of two months, he\u2019ll get a chance to show the Sox that he deserved to be the fourth pick in the draft<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Seeing Mayer at shortstop will offer the best feedback on where he fits best on the roster going forward. Is he a glove-first utility infielder or an everyday shortstop?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=976\">MIAA girls\u2019 tennis tournament: Seedings and pairings, Divisions 1-4<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Sox also need him to produce as they try to claw their way back to .500 and make something of this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mayer started working out at shortstop earlier this week in Kansas City when Story landed on the injured list. Tracy, who managed Mayer in Triple-A, clearly wants to give him the opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI definitely think you\u2019ll see more of him there,\u201d he said. \u201cDoes that mean he\u2019ll play there every single day? Maybe not. But we\u2019re definitely going to explore that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mayer played third base well when he filled in for an injured Alex Bregman last season, and has been an above-average defender at second base this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A good shortstop can usually play second or third well. Now we\u2019ll see how Mayer looks at shortstop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s played it his whole life,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cThat\u2019s all he\u2019s known coming up. He\u2019s done it since he was a kid. This is more about let\u2019s just make sure we get him enough reps to where he reacclimates himself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When Mayer was drafted, he flew to Denver the next day with some other first-round picks to see the All-Star Game at Coors Field. He met Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who started for the American League.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bogaerts welcomed him to the team and joked that Mayer would have to change positions. Turns out he was right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Not quite five years later, Bogaerts is playing for the Padres, and now Mayer will finally get his chance to play shortstop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, 20-year-old shortstop Franklin Arias hit two more home runs for Double-A Portland on Friday night. He has 10 on the season and has soared up the prospect charts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=974\">NASCAR\u2019s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call reveals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>For Mayer, the story of his career \u2014 no pun intended \u2014is about to be written.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trevor Story&#8217;s injury opened up the opportunity for Mayer to play the position he knows best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-980","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 will get a chance to see what Marcelo Mayer can do at shortstop - 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