When Major League Baseball stages its annual Futures Game just before the All-Star Game, the Red Sox will be well represented.
Shortstop Marcelo Mayer and catcher Kyle Teel were chosen for the American League team in the 25th edition of the Futures Game, to be held on July 13 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the site of this year’s All-Star festivities.
Both players are currently playing at Double-A Portland of the Eastern League.
In addition, outfielder Roman Anthony, also with the SeaDogs, was selected as an inactive player, chosen as an injury/call-up replacement.
All three players are ranked among the Top 25 prospects in the game, as chosen by MLB Pipeline. Mayer is ranked No. 7, with Anthony slotted 14th and Teel ranked 25th. It’s expected that any or all three of the players could soon be promoted to Triple-A Worcester.
Mayer, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, has put last season’s injury-plagued campaign behind him and proven again why he’s been a consensus top-15 prospect for the past three years. The 21-year-old shortstop is currently batting .307 with seven home runs, 36 RBI, 13 stolen bases and an .851 OPS on the season, and in June he took things up a notch by batting .333 and recording more walks (14) than strikeouts (12).
Teel, last year’s No. 14 overall pick, has arguably been the best of the bunch.
The 22-year-old catcher is batting .303 with eight home runs, 14 doubles, 48 RBI and an .859 OPS on the season, and he followed his scorching May with a dominant June that saw him bat .314 with an .849 OPS.
Anthony, who turned 20 in May and remains one of the youngest players in Double-A, hasn’t been overwhelmed by the higher level of competition. The outfielder is batting .245 with eight home runs, 15 doubles, 24 RBI and an .804 OPS; he found his power stroke in June, bashing five home runs in 18 games. In early June, SoxProspects unveiled their updated rankings with Anthony taking No. 1 from Mayer.
The Futures Game will be televised by MLB Network at 4 p.m.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Join the Conversation
We believe it’s important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It’s a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others. Read more...
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
For those stories that we do enable discussion, our system may hold up comments pending the approval of a moderator for several reasons, including possible violation of our guidelines. As the Maine Trust’s digital team reviews these comments, we ask for patience.
Comments are managed by our staff during regular business hours Monday through Friday and limited hours on Saturday and Sunday. Comments held for moderation outside of those hours may take longer to approve.
By joining the conversation, you are agreeing to our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is found on our FAQs.
You can modify your screen name here.
Show less
Join the Conversation
Please sign into your CentralMaine.com account to participate in conversations below. If you do not have an account, you can register or subscribe. Questions? Please see our FAQs.