Red Sox place Marcelo Mayer on IL
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A downcast Marcelo Mayer, wearing a brace on his right wrist, said he’s awaiting information on the wrist injury that caused him to leave Wednesday’s game in the fifth inning.
The Red Sox owned the No. 4 overall pick in 2021, thanks to their disastrous 24-36 last-place finish in the pandemic-truncated 2020 season. But they were happy to select Mayer after the Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers all passed him over.
With Marcelo Mayer on the 10-day IL with a wrist sprain, the Red Sox are moving star outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela to at second base for the Dodgers series opener.
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