Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer hasn’t done much in professional baseball yet, but Monday morning felt like an arrival point for the 19-year-old shortstop.
Mayer went viral on Twitter after cranking a Nathan Eovaldi fastball into the Red Sox bullpen in right-center field during an intra-squad scrimmage Monday, showing a glimpse of what the 2021 No. 4 overall pick can do against Major League-caliber pitching.
Though Tanner Houck is a few years further along the big-league road than Mayer at this point, the young pitcher knows what it’s like to have a defining encounter against imposing Red Sox stars.