For the time being it appears that the Red Sox are going to lean heavily on Ceddanne Rafaela to man the position in Mayer’s absence. The Red Sox also called up David Hamilton to provide another option at second, but it’s clear that the majority of the playing time will go to Rafaela.

Boston Red Sox rookie Marcelo Mayer was placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday, retroactive to Thursday, as the infielder suffered a right wrist sprain. Infielder David Hamilton, who has played 62 games for the Red Sox in 2025,

It’s that time of the year, of course, and the Red Sox were busy dealing with a new wrinkle in their deadline plans. With less than a week to go before Thursday’s trade deadline, Breslow and company reshuffled their defensive alignment,