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Roman Anthony Continues to Shine in This Special Category as He Waits For Red Sox Opportunity

With Marcelo Mayer getting the call to the big leagues on Saturday, the only question remaining is, when does Roman Anthony join him in Boston?
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Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Charles McAdoo (84) just misses the tag on Boston’s Roman Anthony (48) during the first inning of their game at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in 2025.
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Charles McAdoo (84) just misses the tag on Boston’s Roman Anthony (48) during the first inning of their game at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in 2025. | Chris Tilley-Imagn Images

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After the Boston Red Sox promoted top infield prospect Marcelo Mayer on Saturday afternoon, the only question remaining is "when does outfielder Roman Anthony join him?"

Anthony, the top overall prospect in the game, via MLB Pipeline, will be the last of the Sox' vaunted "big three" to debut. Kristian Campbell made the roster out of spring training and Mayer went 0-for-4 in his debut on Saturday night.

Anthony appears to be a victim of a loaded outfield roster that isn't affording him any opportunities right now to get promoted.

Jarren Duran is the reigning All-Star Game MVP, Ceddanne Rafaela has a $50 million contract, and Wilyer Abreu is hitting .262 with 12 homers and owns an OPS of .886. He also has a Gold Glove under his belt. There's just no one easy to replace of that outfield trio, so Anthony and his .317 average (seven homers, 19 RBIs), will just continue to wait.

In addition to his counting numbers, Anthony also leads all Triple-A batters in average exit velocity (95.4 mph), showing he has the necessary skillset to translate to the big-league level.

A second-round pick in 2022, Anthony played his high school ball in Florida. He just turned 21 years old and looks like an answer for the Red Sox' lineup for years to come.

At the big-league level, the Red Sox are taking on the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 1:35 p.m. ET from Fenway Park.

Dean Kremer pitches for Baltimore against Walker Buehler.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is the senior writer for “Minor League Baseball on SI’’ and the host of “The Payoff Pitch’’ podcast, which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. Follow Brady on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.

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