Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer has huge game for Portland

Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer reached base four times, including belting a home run in Double-A Portland’s 7-4 win over Hartford. He also singled twice, walked, scored three runs and struck out once. He did have a throwing error. Mayer, a 21-year-old shortstop who Boston selected fourth overall in the 2021 draft, is 19-for-60 (.317) with a .344 on-base percentage, .500 slugging percentage, .844 OPS, two home runs, five doubles, 11 runs, eight RBIs, three walks, 16 strikeouts and two steals in 14 games for Portland so far. Baseball...