Red Sox's Roman Anthony: Has big night in Triple-A
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Anthony went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBI and three additional runs scored for Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday.
Anthony, who was recently promoted from Double-A Portland, belted his first home run at the new level. He sent it 415 feet to right field off a left-hander and is batting .365/.453/1.034 against southpaws this season. Since his promotion, Anthony is 9-for-27 with three doubles, a home run, four RBI and six runs scored.
The Red Sox promoted Anthony from Double-A Portland to Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
Anthony will take a step up to Worcester after compiling a .266 average with 14 home runs, 44 RBI, 57 runs scored and 16 stolen bases over 319 at-bats in 83 games with Portland this season. The outfielder will be joined in Worcester by two of the Red Sox's other top prospects in shortstop Marcelo Mayer and catcher Kyle Teel.
Red Sox's Roman Anthony: Shows off power in skills contest
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Anthony won the Futures Skills Showcase in Arlington (Tex.) on Saturday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
The inaugural skills showcase was a three-round competition designed to highlight bat control and power. Anthony was last after two rounds -- the first a bunting competition followed by hitting to specific thirds of the outfield. It was during the final round, the home run part of the showcase, when Anthony showed off. He homered on six of his eight swings, including four going the opposite way (which meant more points). Anthony is slashing .241/.349/.441 with 15 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, 27 RBI, eight steals and 38 runs over 66 games for Double-A Portland.
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Red Sox's Roman Anthony: Returns from elbow issue
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Anthony went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Sunday in Double-A Portland's 10-5 win over Reading.
Per Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic, Anthony was back in the lineup Sunday after missing Portland's previous three games while recovering from an elbow injury that stemmed from being hit by a pitch Wednesday. The 20-year-old outfielder had returned from a rib injury earlier this month and is now slashing a robust .414/.485/.931 through his first eight games of June.
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Red Sox's Roman Anthony: Back in action at Double-A
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Anthony (rib) has started in Double-A Portland's last five games, going 8-for-19 with two home runs, four doubles, one walk, one stolen base, seven runs and four RBI.
Though he didn't require a stint on Portland's 7-day injured list, Anthony missed 10 days of action with rib cage irritation before making his return to the lineup Wednesday. The 20-year-old outfielder hasn't missed a beat since rejoining the starting nine and is now slashing .263/.380/.455 overall this season for Portland.
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Red Sox's Roman Anthony: Battling rib injury
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Anthony hasn't appeared in a game for Double-A Portland since May 25 due to ribcage irritation, Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com reports.
Though Anthony hasn't played in more than a week, Portland hasn't placed him on its 7-day injured list. The Red Sox organization reportedly views Anthony's injury as a day-to-day concern, so the outfield prospect could return to Portland's lineup at some point during the upcoming week. The 20-year-old is slashing .243/.365/.392 with three home runs and five stolen bases over 178 plate appearances at the Double-A level this season.
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Red Sox's Roman Anthony: Rolling at Double-A Portland
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Anthony went 3-for-7 with a walk, a double, two home runs and two additional runs scored across both ends of Saturday's doubleheader for Double-A Portland.
The 19-year-old prospect was introduced to Double-A late last season, slashing .343/.477/.543 over 44 plate appearances, and made efforts during the offseason to improve himself. Anthony worked on his body, adding 20 pounds to make a bigger impact this season, per Ben Weinrib of MLB.com. "Now that I've had that experience and had an offseason to work and put some size on and get stronger, I feel like at whatever level I'm at ... just that feeling of knowing that I belong and can hang with this type of competition," Anthony said. He's slashing .333/.385/.708 with five extra-base hits, four RBI and six runs through the season's first six games.
