Red Sox promote top prospect Marcelo Mayer
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While the first hit is always special, it was made even more so for Mayer because his family was in attendance at Fenway Park. With very little notice prior to his debut on Saturday, they took a red-eye flight from California to get to Boston time for Mayer’s second MLB game.
But top prospect promotions are still the most exciting thing that can happen on the Fantasy Baseball waiver wire. Because, while it might be true that the likeliest outcome for a
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SB Nation on MSNMinor Lines 5/23: Marcelo Mayer rakes, Vaughn Grissom walks it offNothing quite like a Vaughn Grissom two-RBI walk-off after a Nick Burdi clutch 1-2-3 seventh inning! What makes this game even more special – besides overcoming multiple defensive errors – is that Jhostynxon Garcia hit a first-inning home run,
“A day I’ll never forget,” Mayer posted to his Instagram after he made his MLB debut. “Thank you to everyone that has helped me along this ride. Go Sox!” Mayer went 0-for-4, but made a nice defensive play at third.
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