Campbell and Mayer hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning but the Red Sox lost, 7-5, to prospects from the Rays.

Moments after the words left the heckler’s lips, the top Red Sox prospect smashed a missile of a home run well over 400 feet to right field. The ball cleared the outfield concourse and bounced off the roof of a building on the outer edge of the stadium.

Each of the Big Three prospects homered. Campbell and Marcelo Mayer bashed back-to-back home runs in the third inning to put the Red Sox ahead 3-0. Tampa Bay’s prospects rallied for a 7-5 win. Campbell went opposite field to right-center.

Under the lights of Charlotte Sports Park, all three members of Boston’s vaunted “Big 3” prospects went deep, announcing their presence in a Spring Breakout contest against the Rays’ prospects. Thursd

This is the second year in a row of the MLB Spring Breakout, and the second year in a row of me being confused about what exactly the MLB Spring Breakout is. But, hey, I’m not going to complain about something that gives the Big Three a chance to introduce themselves to the wider world like they did last night.

Boston Red Sox fans have plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the franchise’s future. Three of them went deep during Thursday’s Spring Breakout Prospect Showcase. Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell,