Marcelo Mayer named Red Sox's Opening Day 2B

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Following an uneven rookie campaign that included a season-ending wrist injury, Marcelo Mayer will be on his first Opening Day roster after the Boston Red Sox named him their starting second baseman on Saturday.

'Yeah, Marcelo is going to be our second baseman,' manager Alex Cora told reporters before Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Atlanta Braves. 'I