It’s happening.
Roman Anthony is coming to the major leagues to play for the Boston Red Sox.
The 21-year old outfielder confirmed the news himself to a reporter in Worcester on Monday afternoon.
As one Boston social media poster wrote, “It took 60 games too long,” but the important part for the Red Sox now is that Anthony has arrived. Now he gets a chance to deliver on his massive potential.
Who is Roman Anthony?
Roman Anthony is a 21-year old outfielder from Florida.
He attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and was an Ole Miss commit.
Anthony passed on college after the Red Sox drafted him 79th overall in 2022 and paid him an over-slot signing bonus of $2.5 million.
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Roman Anthony prospect ranking
As of Roman Anthony’s MLB call-up on Monday, June 9, he’s ranked as the No. 1 prospect in baseball by MLB.com.
Before this season, he was in the No. 1 slot by Baseball Prospectus, while Baseball America and MLB.com each had him No. 2.
Anthony rose a bit from the year prior, when he was a top-25 prospect by all the major services.
Roman Anthony stats
Roman Anthony showed at every level that he was ready to move up.
In Triple-A in 2025, he was batting. 288/.423/.491 with nine doubles, two triples and 10 home runs.
He had already batted .344 in 35 games at Triple-A the year before after slugging 15 homers at Double-A to earn that promotion.
Across three levels in 2023, Anthony had an .869 OPS.
His only slight struggle in the pros was in 10 games in Single-A in his draft year, when he batted .189.
But Anthony quickly proved once he had an offseason to rest up that he could grow into one of the best outfielders in baseball.
Now, the Red Sox will get to see up close just how special Anthony is.
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