BOSTON (AP) — Marcelo Mayer, Boston’s No. 2 overall prospect, was promoted to the Red Sox and needed to get a ride to Fenway Park to start against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.
The reason he didn’t drive himself: He lost his car keys “like three weeks ago.”
Mayer was promoted from Triple-A Worcester when third baseman Alex Bregman was placed on the 10-day injured list with a significant right quad strain.
Mayer said a "clubby” drove him to Boston while he was answering text messages for the approximately 45-minute commute.
“I never cared to look for them until I needed to,” he said, smiling.