Top Red Sox Prospects Shine In MLB All-Star Futures Game

The American League couldn’t get much going in the 2023 MLB All-Star Futures Game, failing to score a single run in a 5-0 loss.

That’s no indictment on the Boston Red Sox’s representatives, however.

Marcelo Mayer and Nick Yorke, the double-play combination down in Double-A Portland, took the field together and played well. Mayer — the No. 4 prospect in Major League Baseball, according to MLB.com — singled in his lone at-bat, stealing a base before being lifted after just an inning of work.

Though he didn’t play much, the Red Sox’s top prospect looked good while on the field and had plenty of fun (???)

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