Red Sox’ Marcelo Mayer to undergo wrist surgery, ending 2025 season

Marcelo Mayer’s 2025 season is over.

The Purple Sox rookie will bear season-ending wrist surgical procedure, supervisor Alex Cora introduced on Sunday. Mayer might be sidelined for 3 months consequently, however the group is anticipating him to be prepared for spring coaching in 2026, Cora added.

“I’m actually unhappy about what’s occurring,” Mayer advised reporters. “I wish to play. I wish to assist the group win. However that’s simply the hand I’m handled proper now.”

Mayer has been out with the wrist damage since July 23, leaving the Purple Sox’ recreation towards the Phillies early as a consequence of wrist discomfort. The TFCC (Triangular Fibrocartilage Advanced) in his wrist was broken, in keeping with the group. He was positioned on the injured checklist two days later and acquired an irritation injection on Aug. 2, with the group hoping that it might be capable of get him on the sphere once more as quickly as attainable.

However even after the injection, there was nonetheless some pessimism that Mayer would return this season. Forward of Friday’s recreation towards the Marlins, Cora mentioned that Mayer had begun taking dry swings, however was nonetheless unsure if he would return in any respect in 2025.

Mayer shared on Sunday that he may’ve undergone surgical procedure when the damage first occurred, which might’ve given him a slight likelihood at returning this season. It additionally marks the fourth straight season that Mayer has missed important time as a consequence of damage, coping with a number of illnesses because the Purple Sox took him with the No. 4 total decide within the 2021 MLB Draft.

Mayer, who was a consensus top-15 prospect in baseball coming into the season, confirmed some promise after getting referred to as up in Might, however his numbers on the plate weren’t spectacular. He hit .228 with a .674 OPS, 4 house runs, and 10 RBIs over 44 video games.

Defensively, Mayer regarded main league-ready in his first two months with the Purple Sox. After getting referred to as as much as change an injured Alex Bregman at third base, Mayer made a handful of spotlight performs on the nook infield spot and at second base. He solely recorded one error to go along with an Outs Above Common of three.

Cora mentioned that the Purple Sox nonetheless plan to make Mayer a key a part of their future.

“It was a studying expertise,” Cora mentioned when requested the way to assess Mayer’s season. “You noticed flashes of him offensively. Defensively, he’s a stud. Baserunning-wise, he’s nice. Offensively, there’s nonetheless some studying to do there, however most likely with expertise, he was going to get higher.”

The Purple Sox’ hope was to make Mayer their main second baseman as soon as Bregman returned from his quad damage in mid-July. That solely lasted for a bit of bit, although, inflicting the group to need to shuffle their fielders round once more. Ceddanne Rafaela, Romy Gonzalez, and David Hamilton have crammed in at second base since Mayer went down.

The damage may additionally permit a pathway for Kristian Campbell to return to the majors after getting despatched all the way down to Triple-A in June. Nevertheless, Cora mentioned on Friday that Campbell nonetheless has some work to do earlier than getting referred to as again up.