Roman Anthony

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Roman Anthony
Anthony with the Boston Red Sox in 2025
Boston Red Sox – No. 19
Outfielder
Born: (2004-05-13) May 13, 2004 (age 21)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 9, 2025, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.292
Home runs8
Runs batted in32
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Roman Joseph Anthony (born May 13, 2004) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025 after being widely recognized as baseball's top prospect.

Amateur career

Anthony attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.[1] He committed to play college baseball at Ole Miss after his sophomore year.[2] He was named the Broward County 7-A Player of the Year by the Sun Sentinel after hitting for a .363 batting average with five home runs, six doubles, and 22 runs batted in (RBIs) with 26 stolen bases and 32 runs scored.[3] As a senior, Anthony batted .520 with 52 hits, 14 doubles, 10 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 36 runs scored and repeated as the Broward 7-A Player of the Year.[4] He was also named the Gatorade Florida Player of the Year and Florida Mr. Baseball.[5][6] Early in the season, Anthony had seven hits in 15 at bats with four stolen bases in the National High School Invitational, which his team won.[7]

Professional career

Anthony was considered a top prospect for the 2022 MLB draft[8] and was selected 79th overall by the Boston Red Sox.[9] He signed with the team and received an over-slot signing bonus of $2.5 million.[10] After signing, Anthony was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox to begin his professional career.[11] He was promoted in late August to the Salem Red Sox of the Single-A Carolina League.[12]

Anthony returned to Salem at the beginning of the 2023 season.[13] He batted .228 with one home run and 18 RBI in 42 games played with Salem and was promoted to the High-A Greenville Drive.[14] Anthony was promoted a second time to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs after hitting .294 with 12 home runs, 38 RBI, and 41 runs scored in 54 games played with Greenville.[15] He finished the season with a .272 batting average and 14 home runs with 64 RBIs and 78 runs scored.[16] Anthony was recognized as the Red Sox' minor league hitter of the year for 2023.[17]

Anthony began the 2024 season with Portland, ranked as the Red Sox' number two minor-league prospect by Baseball America.[18] In August, he was promoted to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, along with fellow-prospects Marcelo Mayer and Kyle Teel.[19] At the time of his promotion, Anthony had posted a .269/.367/.489 slash line with Portland.[19] In September, Anthony was named the top prospect in baseball by Baseball America, replacing Junior Caminero due to the latter's time in the majors.[20]

The Red Sox invited Anthony to 2025 spring training.[21] He was assigned to Worcester to begin the season, slashing .288/.423/.491 with 10 home runs and 29 RBI. On June 7, Anthony belted a 497-foot grand slam against the Rochester Red Wings, which was the longest blast in professional baseball to that point in the year.[22] On June 9, Anthony made his major-league debut for Boston, going hitless in four at-bats with an RBI groundout against the Tampa Bay Rays.[23][24] At age 21 years and 27 days, Anthony was the youngest Red Sox player to make his debut since Rafael Devers, who debuted at age 20 years and 274 days.[25] On June 10, Anthony's uniform number was changed from 48 to 19. The same day, Anthony recorded his first MLB hit, a two-RBI double in the first inning off of Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot.[26] Anthony's first career home run with the Red Sox was on June 16, against the Seattle Mariners.[27] Anthony's first walk-off hit came on August 1, against the Houston Astros.[28]

On August 6, Anthony signed an eight-year contract extension worth $130 million, with significant escalators that could result in a contract worth upwards of $230 million.[29] The deal includes a club option and keeps Anthony under club control through 2034.[30] Anthony was named the American League (AL) Rookie of the Month for August after hitting .304 with six homers, 13 RBI, four doubles, 15 walks, 21 runs scored, two stolen bases, a .520 slugging percentage and a .390 on-base percentage in 26 games.[31] On September 3, the team placed him on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain, sidelining him for the remainder of the regular season.[32]

Anthony was a finalist for the AL Rookie of the Year Award. He finished third in voting. If he had finished first or second, he would have earned several million dollars in escalators on his contract extension.[33][34][35] He was named to MLB's 2025 All-Rookie team as an outfielder.[36][37]

References

  1. ↑ Panizo, Franco (May 20, 2022). "Jake Clemente, Roman Anthony lead Stoneman Douglas back to 7A baseball state final with rain-delayed win over Hagerty". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ Gabler, Nate (June 24, 2020). "Ole Miss Baseball Lands One of the Top Hitters in the 2022 Class". SI.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ Lichtenstein, Adam (June 19, 2021). "Broward 7A-6A baseball player of the year: Roman Anthony, Stoneman Douglas junior". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Broward 7A-6A baseball player of the year: Roman Anthony". Sun Sentinel. June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Stoneman Douglas' Roman Anthony named Florida Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year". Miami Herald. June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Roman Anthony & Todd Fitz-Gerald of Douglas win baseball awards. Plus softball & track honors". Miami Herald. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  7. ↑ Mayo, Jonathan (April 10, 2022). "A look at the best performers at the 2022 NHSI". MLB.com. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "July's MLB Draft features two potential first-rounders from South Florida". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ Vautour, Matt (July 18, 2022). "Red Sox select Roman Anthony at No. 79 in compensation round of MLB draft". MassLive. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Red Sox reach agreement with 2022 draft pick Roman Anthony". Boston Globe. July 18, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ Campbell, Lauren (August 16, 2022). "Red Sox Draft Pick Roman Anthony Off To Great Start In FCL". NESN. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  12. ↑ Doyle, Ricky (February 16, 2023). "Red Sox Prospect Outlook: Is Roman Anthony Breakout Candidate For 2023?". NESN. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  13. ↑ Smith, Christopher (April 5, 2023). "Red Sox's 2023 breakout prospect candidate joins Marcelo Mayer, Blaze Jordan at Greenville". MassLive.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  14. ↑ "The Red Sox' Roman Anthony has gone from a relatively unheralded high school prospect to one of the fastest-rising in the minor leagues". The Boston Globe. July 21, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Top Red Sox prospects Roman Anthony, Kyle Teel promoted to Sea Dogs". Portland Press Herald. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  16. ↑ Ryan, Conor (September 18, 2023). "Keith Law: Red Sox' Roman Anthony 'might be the biggest breakout prospect' in baseball". Boston.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  17. ↑ Speier, Alex (September 26, 2023). "Minor league honors offer Red Sox chance to reflect on their developing homegrown pitching pipeline". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  18. ↑ Speier, Alex (April 1, 2024). "A look at the Red Sox' full-season minor league affiliates and the top prospects at each level". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  19. 1 2 Speier, Alex (August 14, 2024). "Why the Red Sox' Big Three were promoted to Triple A together, and why the pressure is on". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  20. ↑ Speier, Alex (September 11, 2024), "Red Sox minor leaguer Roman Anthony named No. 1 MLB prospect by Baseball America", The Boston Globe, retrieved September 12, 2024
  21. ↑ "Roman Anthony, 20, among invitees to Red Sox spring training". ESPN. January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Red Sox prospect Anthony hits longest HR of '25". ESPN. June 8, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  23. ↑ Passan, Jeff (June 9, 2025). "Top MLB prospect Anthony makes Red Sox debut". ESPN. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  24. ↑ Silverman, Blake (June 9, 2025). "Red Sox Top Prospect Roman Anthony Makes Unfortunate Error in MLB Debut". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Top prospect Anthony goes hitless in MLB debut". ESPN. June 10, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Rays vs. Red Sox (Jun 10, 2025) Live Score". ESPN. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  27. ↑ Browne, Ian (June 17, 2025). "Touch 'em all, Roman! Top prospect hammers first career home run". MLB.com. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Roman Anthony's walk-off single | 08/01/2025". MLB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  29. ↑ Passan, Jeff (August 6, 2025). "Sources: Roman Anthony, Red Sox finalizing 8-year, $130M extension". ESPN. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  30. ↑ Sepe-Chepuru, Shanthi (August 6, 2025). "Roman Anthony signs 8-year extension to stick with Red Sox". MLB.com.
  31. ↑ "Roman Anthony of the Boston Red Sox named the American League Rookie of the Month for August; Jakob Marsee of the Miami Marlins named the National League Rookie of the Month for August" (Press release). Major League Baseball. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  32. ↑ Cotillo, Chris (September 3, 2025). "Roman Anthony injury: Red Sox star rookie looking at 4-6 week absence, utility man called up". Masslive. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  33. ↑ Fletcher, Jeff (November 11, 2025). "Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz wins Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year unanimously". BBWAA. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Roman Anthony | MLB Contracts & Salaries". Spotrac. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  35. ↑ Buchanan, Aidan (November 11, 2025). "Roman Anthony earns a third place finish for AL Rookie of the Year". Boston.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  36. ↑ Adler, David; Harrigan, Thomas (November 4, 2025). "Here are the finalists for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie and Manager of the Year Awards". MLB. Archived from the original on November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  37. ↑ Dykstra, Sam (November 9, 2025). "MLB Pipeline's 2025 All-Rookie Team". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.

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Awards
Preceded by American League Rookie of the Month
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