The Red Sox got a good showing from a pair of their top prospects in Saturday’s All-Star Futures Game.
Top prospect Marcelo Mayer was busy in the brief action he saw. Mayer, who got the start at shortstop for the American League team, made a strong defensive play in the field in the top half of the first inning. In the bottom of the frame, Mayer hit a single up the middle off Phillies pitching prospect Mick Abel, who ranked as the 34th-best prospect in Baseball America’s recent top 100 rankings. Mayer stole second base in the following at-bat, but the American League wasn’t able to capitalize.