Customarily, the Red Sox hold a brief, informal ceremony to welcome each new call-up to the major leagues after a big league debut. Marcelo Mayer, however, had to wait for his.

Marcelo Mayer believes Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony is ready for the big leagues, praising his game and maturity.

Boston Red Sox fans are clamoring for Roman Anthony.The No. 1 prospect in all of baseball is hanging out at Triple-A, too good for the level, not getting enough pitches to hit because pitchers don't want to throw him anything over the plate.