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Top Prospect Roman Anthony Goes Hitless with RBI Groundout in MLB Debut for Sox
- On Monday, June 9, 2025, Roman Anthony appeared in his first major league game, starting in right field for the Boston Red Sox during an 11-inning 10-8 defeat to the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park.
- The Red Sox called up Anthony to fill the outfield spot after Wilyer Abreu was sidelined with a left oblique injury and placed on the team's short-term injured list.
- Anthony, a highly regarded prospect who hit.288 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs over 58 Triple-A contests, earned a standing ovation and took the field in right field batting fifth.
- In his debut, Anthony went 0-for-4 with one walk, an RBI groundout in the ninth inning, a two-base error, and made two plays in right field.
- Anthony's call-up ended a long wait, positioned him alongside Marcelo Mayer in Boston, and suggests the Red Sox seek more outfield offensive help amid injuries.
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Roman Anthony’s eventful Red Sox debut includes 111 mph rocket, RBI, error that ‘just can’t happen’
Many highly touted rookies have rather forgettable major league debuts in which they don’t find themselves in the middle of the action. Roman Anthony’s first game, however, was pretty eventful.
Top MLB prospect Roman Anthony makes Red Sox debut
BOSTON (AP) — Roman Anthony was in Worcester, waiting for the 275-mile bus ride that would take him to Allentown, Pennsylvania, for his next Triple-A game, when WooSox manager Chad Tracy told the team their departure would be delayed because someone might need to head an hour east to Boston instead. “I didn’t really think anything of it, to be honest,” Anthony told reporters in the Red Sox dugout at Fenway Park before making his major league deb…
Top prospect Roman Anthony goes hitless with RBI groundout in MLB debut for Sox
“I was just kind of waiting around in the food room with a few of the guys, and then all of a sudden he came out and just said, ‘Hey, you’re going to the big leagues,’” Anthony said.
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