Marcelo Mayer’s rookie season is formally over.
The Pink Sox introduced Sunday that the 22-year-old infielder will bear season-ending surgical procedure after struggling a sprained proper wrist again in late July. The surgical procedure comes with a three-month restoration timetable and Mayer is predicted to be totally wholesome in time for the beginning of spring coaching.
Mayer stated pregame Sunday that he particularly has a torn TFCC (Triangular Fibrocartilage Complicated) much like one he had throughout the 2022 season, solely extra extreme. He stated he knew immediately he would seemingly want surgical procedure however obtained a shot in hopes of doubtless getting again on the sphere this season.
“I gave it my all, clearly with my choices given I might have had surgical procedure once I first injured it or get the shot and attempt to do every thing I can for the slight probability to come back again and play,” Mayer stated. “Clearly I’m actually unhappy about what’s happening and I need to play, I need to assist the group win, however that’s simply the hand I’m handled proper now.”
Mayer suffered the damage on a swing throughout Boston’s July 23 recreation in Philadelphia and after receiving the shot tried to renew baseball actions with out success. He stated he performed catch whereas the remainder of the membership was on the street in San Diego, however that he might solely throw as much as about 60 toes with out concern. He additionally stated it damage to even take apply swings, and the shot solely helped for a few days earlier than he as soon as once more hit a wall.
Ultimately it grew to become clear that surgical procedure was the one path ahead.
“The way in which that my wrist is correct now there’s simply no method for me to come back again and play,” Mayer stated. “So it made the choice fairly simple to get the surgical procedure.”
The sprained wrist marks the newest setback for Mayer, who has battled accidents all through his skilled profession and has seen every of his final three seasons reduce brief. He battled wrist and again points all through 2022, missed the ultimate two months of 2023 with shoulder irritation and was sidelined from July 31 onward final yr because of a lumbar pressure. Now he’ll miss the final two-plus months of his first large league season as properly.
“It’s irritating, like I stated I simply need to be on the market taking part in, I do all I can to place my physique in the most effective place attainable and clearly issues like that occur in baseball,” Mayer stated. “I’m simply attempting to remain optimistic and attempt to get after it this offseason and are available again stronger.”
Mayer made his MLB debut on Could 24 and in 44 video games batted .228 with 4 residence runs, 10 RBI and a .674 OPS. Whereas his general offensive efficiency didn’t stand out, he offered the membership with an enormous carry defensively, significantly throughout the stretch the place All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman was out with a quad pressure.
Pink Sox supervisor Alex Cora gave Mayer a optimistic however measured evaluation of his rookie season.
“Incomplete. A studying expertise. You noticed flashes of him offensively, defensively he’s a stud, baserunning-wise he’s nice, offensively he nonetheless has some studying to do however with expertise he was going to get higher,” Cora stated. “I’m completely satisfied he was a part of this, he’s a giant a part of the way forward for the group so simply get him proper, get him prepared and we’ll see what occurs sooner or later.”
“I feel it’s been yr, I obtained to the large leagues, it’s one thing I all the time dreamed of doing, clearly there have been lots of targets that I needed to attain that I couldn’t with my season being reduce brief,” Mayer stated. “However I imply, this group is tremendous particular and I feel we now have a very good group to make playoff run, which is all that issues, that’s all I care about. I’m going to be cheering them on the entire method.”
Whereas dropping Mayer will deal a blow to Boston’s infield, Cora believes the group has sufficient depth to get by. Bregman has performed at a excessive degree at third base ever since his return from damage and the Pink Sox have additionally lately performed Ceddanne Rafaela repeatedly at second base to accommodate the membership’s surplus of outfielders.
“Clearly he’s participant, defender, was nonetheless studying on the large league degree however we’ve obtained some succesful guys within the minor leagues in case one thing occurs right here,” Cora stated.
Mayer stated he expects to bear surgical procedure “as quickly as attainable” and he’s hopeful to get better shortly sufficient to take pleasure in a reasonably regular offseason.
“That’s undoubtedly the purpose,” Mayer stated. “That’s what I’m going to be working in direction of, however I needs to be full go by the center of the offseason.”
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