BOSTON — Red Sox rookie Marcelo Mayer will undergo season-ending surgery on his right wrist due to a tear in his TFCC (triangular fibrocartilage complex).
The recovery is expected to be three months and so he should be ready for spring training 2026, manager Alex Cora said.
The 22-year-old infielder received an anti-inflammation injection Aug. 2, but it didn’t work the way the Red Sox had hoped. Mayer said the shot “didn’t really do much” and he had “a few good days and then kind of hit a wall.”
“I gave it my all,” Mayer said Sunday at Fenway Park. “Obviously with my options given, I could have had surgery when I first injured it or get the shot and try to do everything I can for the slight chance to come back and play. Obviously I’m really excited about what’s going on and I want to help the team win. But it’s just the hand I’m dealt right now.”
He played catch here at Fenway while the team was on its latest road trip this past week. He said it felt fine throwing out to 60 feet but he couldn’t throw much beyond that. He also said the wrist hurt taking dry swings.
Mayer had the same wrist issue in 2022, but had a smaller TFCC tear back then when he underwent a cortisone shot.
“Usually when you get a cortisone, the injury comes back later on,” he said. “So I knew eventually I was going to need to do something with my wrist.”
Boston drafted Mayer fourth overall in the 2021 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut May 24. He went 29-for-127 (.228) with a .272 on-base percentage, .402 slugging percentage, four home runs, eight doubles, one triple, 10 RBIs, 20 runs, eight walks and 41 strikeouts in 44 games. He was 8-for-27 (.296) in nine games before landing on the 10-day injured list July 25.
Mayer played third base while Alex Bregman was on the injured list. Boston then began playing him at second base after Bregman returned.
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