The Boston Red Sox desperately need a new right-hander in their bullpen, and it appears they could get a good one back soon.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora provided a Marcelo Mayer update ahead of Friday's game against the Miami Marlins.

The Boston Red Sox will be without one of their best hitters vs. lefty pitchers as the final weeks of the season get underway.

The Boston Red Sox lost first baseman Triston Casas to a devastating knee injury in May. The 25-year-old had struggled early in the season, but carried high expectations to return to his prior form in which he put up a 129 and 124 OPS+ in 2023 and 2024 respectively.

Roman Anthony continues to impress. The Boston Red Sox rookie phenom, the former No. 1 prospect in all of baseball, keeps doing things that no one, or very few players, have done before. The latest is this, via OptaStats:

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball as Son of Boston Red Sox Legend Reportedly Promoted in Minor Leagues. According to a report from Hector Gomez, Lucas Ramirez has been promoted to High-A in the Los Angeles Angels system. Ramirez is the son of Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Manny Ramirez.

The Philadelphia Phillies could lose Kyle Schwarber in free agency, and the Boston Red Sox could be contenders to land him.

Why would the Sox want him? Because right now, second base has been truly unfilled since the days of Dustin Pedroia. Right now, they split Ceddanne Rafaela and Romy Gonzalez at second, but Rafaela struggles to hit while playing second, and Gonzalez is a very good bench player, but not an everyday starter.