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Updated: 7:42 PM EDT Jul 11, 2021 By Russ Reed The Boston Red Sox have selected a high school shortstop with their highest amateur draft pick in nearly 55 years.The Red Sox drafted Marcelo Mayer, an 18-year-old out of Eastlake High School in California, with the 4th overall pick during the first round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft Sunday night.Mayer, who is listed at 6-foot-3 and 188 pounds, is ranked as the No. 1 overall prospect among this year s crop of draft-eligible players, according to MLB.com.The left-handed hitter batted .392 with 14 home runs, 45 runs batted in, 46 runs scored and 19 stolen bases during his senior season while leading Eastlake to a California Interscholastic Federation title.Mayer is committed to the University of Southern California, but is expected to sign with the Red Sox after being drafted in the top 5.“I did see it coming. I knew that they were high on me and I’m super blessed to be a part of their organization ....
increase font size Red Sox have rare chance to pick an elite prospect in MLB draft For the first time in more than five decades, Boston will draft as high as No. 4 in the amateur draft starting on Sunday. Share Vanderbilt pitcher Kumar Rocker was once considered the top prospect in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, but concerns over a drop in his velocity could make him available when the Boston Red Sox select at No. 4 on Sunday. Rebecca S. Gratz/Associated Press The 2021 Major League Baseball draft position for the Boston Red Sox is bittersweet – from the horrors of one experience come the spoils. ....
MLB Trade Rumors The A’s placed J.B. Wendelken on the injured list with a strained left oblique today, per the team. They recalled Jordan Weems to take his spot in the bullpen. Wendelken has been a major player out of the A’s bullpen so far this season, appearing in 15 games and tossing 12 1/3 innings with a 4.38 ERA/3.09 FIP, 43.6 percent groundball rate, 24.1 percent strikeout rate, and 8.6 percent walk rate. A too-high .368 BABIP has negatively affected Wendelken’s bottom line so far this season. His fastball velocity has been down to 93.3 mph, and he’s gotten very few hitters to chase (nine percent chase rate). Still, he’s avoided barrels (only one allowed this season) and largely done a nice job of limiting hard contact. ....
Trot Nixon to be inducted into the North Carolina Hall of Fame 1on1 with Jon Evans: Trot Nixon By WECT Staff | April 30, 2021 at 10:19 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 10:19 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Former New Hanover High School student and two-sport star, Trot Nixon, who became a standout baseball player with the Boston Red Sox is to be inducted into the North Carolina Hall of Fame April 30. As a high school senior, Nixon was named the North Carolina player of the year in both football and baseball and was named Baseball America’s national player of the year. ....
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