Roman Anthony

Roman Joseph Anthony was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, and attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, where he emerged as one of the nation's elite high school prospects . As a senior, he batted an astonishing .520 with 10 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 36 runs scored, earning Gatorade Florida Player of the Year and Florida Mr. Baseball honors while leading his team to a second consecutive 7-A state championship . Committed to Ole Miss, Anthony instead signed with the Boston Red Sox after being selected 79th overall in the 2022 MLB Draft, receiving an over-slot $2.5 million bonus . He began his professional career quietly but exploded in 2023, rising from Single-A to Double-A while slashing .272/.403/.466 with 14 home runs and 64 RBIs across three levels, earning Red Sox Minor League Hitter of the Year honors . By 2024, Anthony was the consensus No. 1 prospect in all of baseball, having dominated Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester with a combined .291/.396/.498 line, 18 home runs, and 32 doubles . He also won the inaugural Futures Skills Showcase at the 2024 All-Star Futures Game, launching a 471-foot home run to claim victory . Anthony made his MLB debut on June 9, 2025, at age 21, becoming the youngest Red Sox player to debut since Rafael Devers . Two days later, he recorded his first hit — a two-run double — and on June 16, he hit his first career home run off Logan Gilbert of the Seattle Mariners . On August 6, 2025, after just 46 major league games, the Red Sox signed Anthony to an eight-year, $130 million contract extension with escalators that could push the total value to $230 million — a franchise-altering commitment to their next homegrown superstar . He was named American League Rookie of the Month for August 2025 after hitting .304 with six home runs and a .520 slugging percentage, finished third in AL Rookie of the Year voting, and earned a spot on MLB's All-Rookie Team . Despite a season-ending oblique strain in September, Anthony finished his rookie campaign batting .292/.396/.859 with 8 home runs, 32 RBIs, and 48 runs scored in 71 games . Known for his elite plate discipline — walking nearly as often as he strikes out, in the mold of Juan Soto and Mookie Betts — and massive raw power (including a 497-foot grand slam at Triple-A that was the longest professional home run of 2025), Anthony has drawn comparisons to Christian Yelich, the player he idolized growing up . His quiet confidence and advanced approach have earned praise from veterans like Alex Bregman, who spent an hour breaking down left-on-left hitting mechanics with him during a midseason adjustment that transformed his numbers against southpaws . Off the field, Anthony enjoys golf, deep-sea fishing, and music, and credits his parents — father Anthony Anthony, a Buffalo Bills fan, and mother Lori, a physician assistant — for instilling the work ethic that carried him to the top . Selected to represent Team USA at the 2026 World Baseball Classic as a replacement for Corbin Carroll, Roman Anthony has already arrived as the face of the Red Sox' future and one of baseball's most electrifying young stars.