10-Day IL
Injury Wrist
Est. Return 9/5/2025
2025 Stats
AVG
.228
HR
4
RBI
10
R
20
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Mayer mastered Double-A (142 wRC+ in 77 games) after struggling at that level in 2023 (63 wRC+ in 43 games), but after another injury-marred season, his fragility is starting to become his most discussed quality. His 91 games in 2022 represent a career high, and perhaps fittingly, he was promoted to Triple-A in early August but never got into a game for Worcester due to hip and back injuries. He slashed .307/.370/.480 with eight home runs, 13 steals, a 19.7 percent strikeout rate and an excellent 31.5 percent hard-hit rate as a 21-year-old repeating Double-A. Mayer's best skills are his shortstop defense, followed by above-average power and a potentially above-average hit tool. He has multiple years with double-digit steals in the minors, but Mayer's pure speed is average at best, so we can't bank on him making a notable impact in stolen bases. Even if Mayer reached his realistic fantasy ceiling, he'd be a fringe top-15 fantasy shortstop due to the lack of a standout tool, and his durability issues make it difficult to sell him as a potential compiler in the Dansby Swanson mold. He'll be an option this summer if he's healthy and Trevor Story is hurt or struggling. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Red Sox in May of 2025.
2025 return uncertain
Manager Alex Cora said Friday that Mayer (wrist) has begun taking dry swings, and it's unclear if Mayer will return this season, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Analysis
Mayer's recovery from right wrist soreness has been slow, even after undergoing an anti-inflammatory injection at the start of August. The 22-year-old started playing catch this week and has now begun swinging a bat. While it didn't initially seem like the injury would threaten to sideline him for the rest of 2025, Cora was non-committal when asked about Mayer's return this season.
Mayer's recovery from right wrist soreness has been slow, even after undergoing an anti-inflammatory injection at the start of August. The 22-year-old started playing catch this week and has now begun swinging a bat. While it didn't initially seem like the injury would threaten to sideline him for the rest of 2025, Cora was non-committal when asked about Mayer's return this season.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+78%
OPS vs RHP
2025
+78%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .416 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .154 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .739 | 109 | 4 | 9 | .248 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .416 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .154 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .739 | 109 | 4 | 9 | .248 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+20%
OPS at Home
2025
+20%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023Home | .744 | 59 | 2 | 6 | .236 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .620 | 77 | 2 | 4 | .222 | ||||
| 2025Home | .744 | 59 | 2 | 6 | .236 | ||||
| 2025Away | .620 | 77 | 2 | 4 | .222 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Marcelo Mayer compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.20BB Rate
5.9%K Rate
30.1%BABIP
.301ISO
.173AVG
.228OBP
.272SLG
.402OPS
.674wOBA
.294Exit Velocity
90.0 mphHard Hit Rate
28.7%Barrels/PA
5.9%Expected BA
.222Expected SLG
.370Sprint Speed
23.8 ft/secGround Ball %
49.4%Line Drive %
17.2%Fly Ball %
33.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Mayer will be a big-league regular, but the closer he gets to the majors, the less he looks like a future fantasy star. As one of the slower shortstop prospects of note, Mayer won't be a major threat on the bases, so he has to move the needle at the plate. His walk rate has decreased at every full-season stop, dipping to 7.9 percent in 43 games at Double-A, and his 25.8 percent strikeout rate at Double-A was the worst mark of his career. Mayer reportedly dealt with a left shoulder impingement during his struggles at Double-A, and he eventually got shut down in early-August and received an injection in September. He has a career .280/.371/.494 slash line with 11 home runs in 60 games at High-A, so if the injury was the cause of his issues at Double-A, he could bounce back with similar production to what he showed at High-A in 2022 and 2023. A big reason Mayer ranks highly on real-life prospect rankings is his plus defense at shortstop, and while that figures to guarantee him playing time in the future, that's the extent of its importance for his fantasy value. He could debut late this year, but don't expect him to produce at an acceptable clip in fantasy until at least 2025.
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Starting baseball activities
Mayer (wrist) is scheduled to play catch Monday, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Still not ready for activities
Mayer has yet to resume baseball activities since landing on the injured list July 25 due to a sprained right wrist, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Receives injection
Mayer received an injection in his right wrist Saturday, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
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Lack of clarity on injury
The Red Sox are still collecting information about the nature of Mayer's wrist injury, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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On IL with wrist sprain
The Red Sox placed Mayer on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to July 24, due to a sprained right wrist, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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Call-up after Bregman injury?
Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Saturday didn't rule out the possibility of Mayer being called up from Triple-A Worcester following Alex Bregman's quadriceps injury, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
Analysis
Bregman injured his right quad while rounding first base in Friday's game against the Orioles. Mayer's name had been floated around for a promotion to the majors after Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury in early May, and the former could be on his way to the big club to provide infield depth if Bregman needs a stint on the injured list. Mayer is slashing .265/.342/.465 with two steals, nine home runs and 43 RBI over 193 plate appearances in Triple-A this season.
Bregman injured his right quad while rounding first base in Friday's game against the Orioles. Mayer's name had been floated around for a promotion to the majors after Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury in early May, and the former could be on his way to the big club to provide infield depth if Bregman needs a stint on the injured list. Mayer is slashing .265/.342/.465 with two steals, nine home runs and 43 RBI over 193 plate appearances in Triple-A this season.