Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer ‘a full go’ for upcoming rookie development program

Top Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer is a “full go” and will be part of the club’s rookie development program that gets underway next week, according to WEEI.com’s Rob Bradford. Mayer missed the final six-plus weeks of the 2023 minor-league season due to a left shoulder injury he suffered much earlier in the year and …

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Rookie DeMario Douglas finding inspiration from the Patriots’ wide receiver ‘GOATs’

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The young wide receiver is in the middle of a productive rookie season. The NFL career of rookie wide receiver DeMario Douglas — whose first name is spelled with a capital M, it turns out — is off to a promising start. The sixth-round draft pick has been the New …

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Red Sox’ Triston Casas named AL Rookie of the Year finalist

Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas has been named a finalist for the 2023 American League Rookie of of the Year Award, the BBWAA and Major League Baseball announced on Monday. Already in the running for his first Silver Slugger Award, Casas was recognized alongside the likes of Guardians right-hander Tanner Bibee and Orioles infielder …

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You'll never guess rookie WR Tyquan Thornton's new nickname

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones has a new nickname for teammate Tyquan Thornton. Jones is reluctant to reveal the actual nickname, but he did give clues. Thornton is still healing from an injury he suffered during the course of the preseason. Nevertheless, it seems as though he is gelling with his teammates and is …

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