{"id":101827,"date":"2025-06-09T18:51:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=101827"},"modified":"2025-06-09T18:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:51:54","slug":"roman-anthony-baseballs-no-1-prospect-called-up-by-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/09\/roman-anthony-baseballs-no-1-prospect-called-up-by-red-sox\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Anthony, Baseball\u2019s No. 1 Prospect, Called Up by Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOSTON — The wait is over. Roman Anthony<\/a>, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball<\/a>, is headed to the major leagues. The Boston Red Sox are calling up the 21-year-old outfielder, sources confirmed to Christopher Smith. In corresponding moves, the Red Sox sent outfielder Wilyer Abreu to the injured list and designated Ryan Noda for assignment. The stage is set for a debut that has fans buzzing and the baseball world on notice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Breaking: The Red Sox are calling up Roman Anthony, per source<\/p>\n

\u2014 Christopher Smith (@SmittyOnMLB) June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Roman Anthony: Triple-A Terror<\/h3>\n

Anthony, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound left-handed slugger, has been demolishing Triple-A pitching with the Worcester Red Sox, posting a .288 average, 10 home runs, 29 RBI, and a .916 OPS. His latest feat\u2014a 497-foot grand slam on Saturday, the longest homer in affiliated baseball this season\u2014seemed to force Boston\u2019s hand. \u201cThe kid\u2019s a freak,\u201d said Red Sox manager Alex Cora<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Roman Anthony, 497-foot grand slam<\/p>\n

115.6 MPH off the batpic.twitter.com\/y5CDFrwRlG<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Underdog MLB (@UnderdogMLB) June 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Anthony\u2019s rise has been meteoric. MLB Pipeline and Baseball America rank him No. 1, and he draws comparisons to young stars like Juan Soto<\/a> for his plate discipline and raw power. His 27 barrels in Triple-A lead the level, and his 95.5 mph average exit velocity rivals big-league elites. \u201cHe\u2019s a game-changer,\u201d said Worcester teammate Marcelo Mayer<\/a>, who debuted last week after an injury to Alex Bregman<\/a>. \u201cRoman\u2019s been crushing it. He\u2019s going to open eyes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A Spark for a Struggling Squad<\/h3>\n

The Red Sox, mired at 32-35 and 8\u00bd games out of first in the AL East, desperately need a spark. Anthony, a second-round pick in 2022, is now that catalyst. \u201cRoman\u2019s got that rare mix of power, speed, and defense,\u201d said Craig Breslow, Boston\u2019s chief baseball officer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Worcester Red Sox players Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony watch fireworks following a Triple-A game on May 2, 2025 at Polar Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The call-up comes amid growing pressure from fans and analysts. \u201cBoston can\u2019t waste any more time,\u201d wrote Ken Rosenthal in The Athletic, arguing Anthony\u2019s presence could stabilize a shaky outfield and boost a lineup. The Red Sox lead the majors with 17 one-run losses, and Anthony\u2019s versatility\u2014able to play all three outfield spots\u2014offers flexibility. <\/span>\u201cI\u2019m just excited to play,\u201d Anthony said, per MassLive\u2019s Christopher Smith. \u201cI get to do this for a living, and I\u2019m ready for whatever\u2019s next.\u201d His calm demeanor belies a ferocious swing that produced a 115.5 mph homer last week, one of only 23 balls hit that hard in the majors this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Roman Empire Arrives<\/h3>\n

Anthony is the last of the “big-four” \u2014 now the big three after Kyle Teel<\/a>‘s departure in the Garret Crochet trade \u2014 to make it to Boston. With Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Wilyer Abreu crowding Boston\u2019s outfield, Anthony\u2019s path to everyday at-bats may involve a trade. Sources are mentioning Jarren Duran in trade rumors<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s not knocking at the door, he\u2019s kicking it down\u201d. Alex Cora on Anthony last week. Well, the hinges are blown off, Roman Anthony bursts onto the scene, ready to launch his long-awaited MLB career.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell, Marcelo Mayer<\/p>\n

The Big Three is back together in Boston \ud83d\udcaa pic.twitter.com\/IhDSevpFoE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Main Image Credit: \u00a9 Rick Cinclair \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BOSTON — The wait is over. Roman Anthony, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, is headed to the major leagues. The Boston Red Sox are calling up the 21-year-old outfielder, sources confirmed to Christopher Smith. In corresponding moves, the Red Sox sent outfielder Wilyer Abreu to the injured list and designated Ryan Noda for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5310,"featured_media":101834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,4,2,1071],"tags":[1156,240,3029,4897,28596],"class_list":["post-101827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-redsox","category-featured","category-mlb","tag-alex-bregman","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-jarren-duran","tag-marcelo-mayer","tag-roman-anthony"],"modified_by":"Chris Drosehn","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5310"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101827"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101837,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101827\/revisions\/101837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}