Sox prospect Roman Anthony makes history with stellar Triple-A debut originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston
The Big Three arrived in Worcester on Tuesday to much fanfare. And one member of the trio proved why this fanfare is justified.
The Worcester Red Sox, Boston’s Triple-A affiliate, officially presented Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony and Kyle Teel following their promotions from Double-A Portland. Although Mayer didn’t play in Tuesday’s game against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs due to minor back soreness, Anthony batted the leadoff — and put on a show.
The 20-year-old outfielder, who made history as the youngest Red Sox prospect to play in a Triple-A game in 46 years, went 3-for-4 with a run scored in Worcester’s 4-3 win. double in the gap from Lehigh Valley’s left-handed starter.
Roman Anthony (20 years and 92 days) is the youngest @RedSox Triple-A player in 46 years!
He opens his @WooSox tenure with a double in his first AB after accumulating 38 XBH and .856 OPS in Double-A this year. pic.twitter.com/M6ubLcD48S
– MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 13, 2024
“He looked like the best player on the field,” marveled Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas after Anthony’s big night, via Alex Speier of the Boston Globe.
Anthony is on a meteoric rise in the Boston farm system; the team’s second-round pick in the 2022 MLB Draft was one of the youngest players in the Double-A and was slashing 269/.367/.489 with 15 home runs and 45 RBI for the Portland Sea Dogs before his call-up.
Anthony is already the No. 2 prospect in the Red Sox system (behind Mayer) and is the No. 14 overall prospect in the Red Sox system. MLB Pipeline Top 100 Prospects List. While Mayer has been touted as Boston’s shortstop of the future and is MLB Pipeline’s No. 5 overall prospect, Anthony clearly has major upside as well.
Teel, meanwhile, went 0-for-4 but struck out all nine innings for a Worcester team that struck out nine batters in the win. The Red Sox’ first-round pick (No. 14 overall) in the 2023 MLB Draft ranks 27th on MLB Pipeline’s prospect list, giving Boston three top-30 prospects.
