Marcelo Mayer might be a key to the Boston Red Sox's success, not just this season, but also for the next half-decade. Drafted with the fourth overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, the shortstop was immediately tabbed as a future cornerstone of the Red Sox.
Now, five seasons later, the six-foot-three, 23-year-old got his cup of coffee in the show and is being thrown into the deep end. Mayer is set to make the Opening Day roster. With less than a month until pitchers and catchers report to Fort Myers, reports are surfacing about where the team expects him to play.