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Red Sox Announce Updates On Marcelo Mayer, Pair Of Key Pitchers

Need the full squad healthy for spring training...
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Jun 11, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox third baseman Marcelo Mayer (39) celebrates with Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story (10) during the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images
Jun 11, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox third baseman Marcelo Mayer (39) celebrates with Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story (10) during the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images | Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images

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The Boston Red Sox weren't only affected by injuries to big-name players this season, because players at every level of the roster were dropping like flies.

Without a doubt, the two injuries that caused the biggest disruptions to the Red Sox's season were Triston Casas' knee injury in May and Roman Anthony's oblique injury in September. But from start to finish, the Red Sox were losing role players and other promising youngsters as well.

Anthony's fellow top prospect, shortstop Marcelo Mayer, went on the shelf at the end of July with a wrist injury that required surgery. And still two other rookies, righty pitchers Richard Fitts and Hunter Dobbins, were notable absences down the stretch.

Red Sox provide positive updates on young trio

According to chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, Mayer had a chance to return to the lineup for the Red Sox in late October if they were still playing, and should have no trouble getting ready for spring training.

“Marcelo’s been making great progress to the point that he was pushing to get back in time if we would have continued deeper into the postseason,” Breslow said, per Christopher Smith of MassLive. “But he’s having a good offseason out on the West Coast, getting bigger and stronger.”

Meanwhile, Fitts, who went down with elbow neuritis in his first start after the Red Sox removed Walker Buehler from the rotation, is “is throwing and is going into the offseason with no limitations," according to Breslow.

Dobbins was a sneaky-big loss for the Red Sox because he went down early, suffering a torn ACL covering first base on a ground ball on July 11. He also had some arm issues that caused injured list stints before the knee injury, but according to Breslow, he's begun his full offseason throwing program.

Dobbins is also providing all sorts of insights about his injury recovery and other things Red Sox on his X/Twitter page, for those who want to follow along.

All in all, the Red Sox seem to be in a good place as a team with their host of injuries. At this point, they just have to hope their luck is better in 2026.

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Jackson Roberts is a former Division III All-Region DH who now writes and talks about sports for a living. A Bay Area native and a graduate of Swarthmore College and the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, Jackson makes his home in North Jersey. He grew up rooting for the Red Sox, Patriots, and Warriors, and he recently added the Devils to his sports fandom mosaic. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding Boston Red Sox On SI, please reach out to Scott Neville: scott@wtfsports.org

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