{"id":121452,"date":"2026-05-07T20:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T00:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=121452"},"modified":"2026-05-07T20:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T00:36:30","slug":"roman-anthony-injured-wrist-mickey-gasper-call-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/05\/07\/roman-anthony-injured-wrist-mickey-gasper-call-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Anthony Heads to Injured List: Details and Mickey Gasper Call-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston Red Sox outfielder <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anthoro01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/a><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anthoro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roman Anthony<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> injured his wrist on Monday and will be going on the 10-day injured list, according to Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. After a swing felt off for him, he would later leave the game against the Detroit Tigers and be sent to the clubhouse. The X-rays came back negative, but he then left the team to get a second opinion back in Boston. The diagnosis was a sprained right wrist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBKPkqikc7\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 6000px; aspect-ratio: 6000\/4000;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<h2><b>Roman Anthony Injured List Stint: Details<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While 10 days is a short stint, it\u2019s still major for a player of his caliber to be placed there. Interim manager <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/tracych99.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/a><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=tracych01,tracych99&amp;search=Chad+Tracy&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chad Tracy<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> told the media that they don\u2019t expect Anthony to be there past the 10-day minimum, but it\u2019s a precautionary move.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chad Tracy told the media that Roman Anthony will probably land on the IL, per <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexspeier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@alexspeier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mickey Gasper is coming up so they aren\u2019t short-handled. Doesn\u2019t sound like they expect Anthony to have a lengthy stretch of missed time. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZWkOMYNGqf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZWkOMYNGqf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tyler Milliken (@tylermilliken_) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tylermilliken_\/status\/2052483482983522794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An IL stint is probably a good move by Tracy to get ahead of rest for two reasons. First off (although less important), the Red Sox have one day off in the next week and a half, right around the duration of the IL stint. Secondly, and more importantly, Anthony had a major injury last year to his left oblique. This oblique injury kept him out for the season at a crucial point between September and their Wild Card series against the New York Yankees. This was a huge blow to Boston, as Anthony was seen as one of the players who helped the major turnaround after <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">being <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/09\/roman-anthony-baseballs-no-1-prospect-called-up-by-red-sox\/\" target=\"_self\">called up last season<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been a weird year for Anthony. He was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/02\/14\/team-usa-adds-red-sox-star-for-world-baseball-classic\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">added to Team USA for the World Baseball Classic <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in March. During that tenure, he hit .280 with two home runs and seven RBI. He hit the go-ahead homer against the Dominican Republic as well in a game that sent Team USA to the championship against Venezuela. After that, expectations for his sophomore season were high, but as of now, they\u2019re somewhat of a letdown. So far this season, Anthony is batting .229 with one homer and five RBI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Mickey Gasper Called Up to Fill In<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Roman Anthony injured, catcher and utility infielder<\/span> <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gaspemi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mickey Gasper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be filling the roster spot over the next week. Gasper was a part of the 2024 Red Sox and had little impact. He went 0-for-23 while up at the major league level, but he managed to walk four times as well. Boston traded him to Minnesota in 2025 in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moranjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jovani Moran<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> trade. This past February, he was claimed off waivers by the Red Sox again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mickey Gasper at AAA this year:<\/p>\n<p>125 PA, .296\/.416\/.495, 5 HR, 22 BB\/25 K <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MbAGkzpwYh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MbAGkzpwYh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robbie Hyde (@gingersnaphyde) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gingersnaphyde\/status\/2052510728800670036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gasper has been <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">great<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Triple-A Worcester, batting .296 with six homers and 27 RBI. In addition to that, he also walked 25 times. He\u2019s been seen as a guy in the organization who <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crushes <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it at Triple-A, but hasn\u2019t seemed to translate it to MLB material. He\u2019s in the mix of a crowded infield in Boston, including names such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/monasan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andruw Monasterio<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/storytr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor Story<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mayerma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-07_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcelo Mayer<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. So it\u2019s unclear how much playing time he\u2019ll receive while in the majors, but there\u2019s hope that he can produce for this Red Sox squad that&#8217;s trying to turn it around.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Last Word\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honestly, there\u2019s not too much to panic about with Roman Anthony injured. He has been struggling offensively, just like most of this team was in April. While he still is a major piece of the future of this organization, it\u2019s not an injury that keeps him out for too long during the season, so there\u2019s less worry about this. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of Gasper, as mentioned, given the crowded infield, it\u2019s unclear what his role will be, but the hope is that he can contribute. And at the very least, it solves the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/02\/24\/masataka-yoshida-red-sox-outfield-jam\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outfield logjam problem<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that Boston has had nearly all year. Hopefully, Anthony can come back strong and hit like he was hitting when he made his debut last year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony injured his wrist on Monday and will be going on the 10-day injured list, according to Alex Speier of The Boston Globe. After a swing felt off for him, he would later leave the game against the Detroit Tigers and be sent to the clubhouse. The X-rays came back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5767,"featured_media":114532,"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":[1071,35],"tags":[29165,29480,2513,4897,28958,28596,624],"class_list":["post-121452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-news","tag-andruw-monasterio","tag-chad-tracy","tag-injured-list","tag-marcelo-mayer","tag-mickey-gasper","tag-roman-anthony","tag-trevor-story"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121452","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\/5767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121452"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121473,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121452\/revisions\/121473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}