The Red Sox’ farm system has had an exciting week.
Top prospect Marcelo Mayer was promoted from Single-A Salem to High-A Greenville on Monday. The shortstop, who’s ranked as the ninth-best prospect in baseball by MLB.com, had his best performance since the callup on Saturday.
Mayer recorded two singles in his first three at-bats on Saturday, giving him his first multi-hit game in High-A. The left-handed hitting Mayer capped off the night by crushing a pitch off Hickory lefty Robby Ahlstrom to right for a solo home run.
Up until Saturday, Mayer was actually struggling in his first games with Greenville.