Roman Anthony on Monday had an eventful MLB debut for the wrong reasons.
MLB’s No. 1 overall prospect made his highly anticipated debut for the Boston Red Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass. Instead of getting treated to some first-game fireworks courtesy of Anthony, Red Sox fans witnessed the 21-year-old commit a costly blunder in right field.
With the Rays leading 2-0 in the top of the fifth inning, Tampa Bay slugger Yandy Diaz came up to the plate with a man on first and two outs against Red Sox starter Brayan Bello. Diaz hit a rope to right field that had an exit velocity of 111.2 mph off the bat.
Anthony ran toward the ball, not realizing how hard it had been hit. The ball went right under his glove, which allowed Brandon Lowe to score from first on a fielding error.
Poor Roman. pic.twitter.com/mfoBwacNjn
— Tyler Milliken (@tylermilliken_) June 10, 2025
Anthony was unable to make up for the mistake with his bat. The young slugger went 0-for-3 with a strikeout and a walk in his first four MLB plate appearances.
Red Sox fans have been begging for the team to call up Anthony for months. The fan base has had to stay patient for him to make his big league debut. They may have to exercise that same patience before Roman starts crushing 500-foot home runs like he did in the minors.
