Red Sox Bring Back Outfielder To Bolster Depth After One Season Away From Club

Boston is giving a young outfielder another chance

Scott Neville | Feb 19, 2023

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The Boston Red Sox brought an old friend back into the fold as the organization continues to add depth with the spring training underway.

The Red Sox signed outfielder Marcus Wilson to a minor-league contract Friday according to the transaction wire.

The 26-year-old originally joined the Red Sox organization in 2019 when he was traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks for catcher Blake Swihart.

Wilson was not able to reach the big-league club with the Red Sox and was eventually designated for assignment on July 30, 2021. He was picked up by the Seattle Mariners, where he finally reached Major League Baseball -- for a cup of coffee.

The defensive-minded depth piece was called up for three games last season with the Mariners when he logged his first hit, a walk and four strikeouts in six plate appearances.

He spent the majority of his time with Triple-A Tacoma. He hit .218 with 37 extra-base hits including 16 home runs, 47 RBIs and a .808 OPS in 91 games.

Wilson has solid pop in his bat and sound defense but has yet to hit for average at the higher levels. Still, Wilson is a quality depth piece that could fill in if needed this season.

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Published Feb 19, 2023

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu