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ST. PETERSBURG — Red Sox shortstop Marcelo Mayer has shown limited power this season with just nine extra-base hits and a .311 slugging percentage in 58 games.
But maybe that’s about to change after the 23-year-old made a mechanical adjustment during a rain delay over the weekend at Yankee Stadium.
Mayer broke through with a third-inning solo home run in the Red Sox’ 3-1 loss to the Rays on Monday at Tropicana Field.
“Just been feeling really disconnected with my legs, so implementing like a toe tap or like a gadget step, whatever you want to call it, two days ago, and it’s been feeling really good ever since,” Mayer said.
Mayer first used the toe tap during Sunday’s game against the Yankees.
“It actually started as like a drill during the rain delay, and it felt really good,” Mayer said.
His home run was his third blast this season and his first since May 15. He hit it 401 feet to right field with a 103.3 mph exit velocity off left-handed opener Ian Seymour, who limited Boston to just that one hit and one run over four innings.
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“I’ve been working on trying to hit the ball harder, so that felt really good,” Mayer said.
Mayer said he just needs to keep grinding and swinging at the right pitches.
Before the game, interim manager Chad Tracy said he thinks Mayer’s at-bats have been better lately.
“It’s hit and miss sometimes,” Tracy said. “There’s stretches where it’s really good and there’s times where he’s coming off the ball. But I do think it’s improved. He worked a pretty good at-bat, a long at-bat against (Yankees starter Cam) Schlittler yesterday that probably was a big reason why we got him out of the game when we did. I think it was a 10-pitch at-bat. ... So he’s competing. He’s learning as he goes. He’s done a nice job at shortstop. The at-bat quality is improving. ... When he gets on one of those hot streaks, there’s more in there for sure.”
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