| Anthony Eyanson | |
|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:October 9, 2004 Long Beach, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Anthony Scott Eyanson (born October 9,2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. He was selected by the Red Sox in the third round of the 2025 MLB draft out of LSU.
Eyanson attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood,California,where he played baseball. [1] As a senior in 2022,he had a .472 batting average alongside pitching to a 0.50 earned run average (ERA) with 110 strikeouts and was named the Press-Telegram Player of the Year. [2] He went unselected in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at UC San Diego to play college baseball.
As a freshman at UC San Diego in 2023,Eyanson appeared in eight games and had a 2–1 win–loss record with a 4.34 ERA over 29 innings pitched. As a sophomore,he appeared in 14 games (making nine starts) and pitched to a 6–2 record,a 3.07 ERA,and 85 strikeouts over 82 innings. [3] That summer,he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Cotuit Kettleers alongside being named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. [4] [5] He also announced that he would be transferring to Louisiana State University (LSU) for the 2025 season. [6] [7] Eyanson was slotted second into LSU's starting rotation. [8] Over 20 games (18 starts) for the Tigers,he went 12–2 with a 3.00 ERA and 152 strikeouts over 108 innings. He was named to the 2025 College Baseball All-America Team by Baseball America . [9]
Eyanson was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the third round of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft with the 87th overall pick. [10] [11] On July 20,2025,Eyanson signed with the Red Sox for $1,750,000,above slot value. [12]