Professional career
Anthony was considered a top prospect for the 2022 MLB draft, [9] and was selected 79th overall by the Boston Red Sox. [10] He signed with the team and received an over-slot signing bonus of $2.5 million. [11] After signing,Anthony was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox to begin his professional career. [12] He was later promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the Single-A Carolina League. [13]
Anthony returned to Salem at the beginning of the 2023 season. [14] He batted .228 with one home run and 18 RBI in 42 games played with Salem and was promoted to the High-A Greenville Drive. [15] Anthony was promoted a second time to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs after hitting .294 with 12 home runs,38 RBI,and 41 runs scored in 54 games played with Greenville. [16] He finished the season with a .272 batting average and 14 home runs with 64 RBIs and 78 runs scored. [17] Anthony was recognized as the Red Sox' minor league hitter of the year for 2023. [18]
Anthony began the 2024 season with Portland,ranked as the Red Sox' number two minor-league prospect by Baseball America . [19] In August,he was promoted to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox,along with fellow-prospects Marcelo Mayer and Kyle Teel. [20] At the time of his promotion,Anthony had posted a .269/.367/.489 slash line with Portland. [20] In September,Anthony was named the top prospect in baseball by Baseball America,replacing Junior Caminero due to the latter's time on a major-league roster. [21]
The Red Sox invited Anthony to 2025 spring training. [22] He was assigned to Worcester to begin the season,slashing .288/.423/.491 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs. On June 7,2025,Anthony belted a 497-foot grand slam home run against the Rochester Red Wings,which was the longest blast in professional baseball to that point in the year. [23] On June 9,Anthony made his major-league debut for Boston,going hitless in four at-bats with an RBI groundout against the Tampa Bay Rays. [24] At age 21 years and 27 days,Anthony was the youngest Red Sox player to make his debut since Rafael Devers,who debuted at age 20 years and 274 days. [25] On June 10,Anthony's uniform number was changed from 48 to 19. The same day,Anthony recorded his first MLB hit,a two-RBI double in the first inning off of Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot. [26] Anthony's first career home run with the Red Sox was on June 16,against the Seattle Mariners. [27] Anthony's first walk off hit came on August 1,against the Houston Astros. [28] On August 6,Anthony and the Red Sox agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth $130 million,with significant escalators that could result in a contract worth upwards of $230 million. [29] The deal includes a club option and keeps Anthony under club control through 2034. [30] Following Anthony's arrival to the Red Sox,and after the departure of the team's franchise player Rafael Devers in June 2025,many fans looked at Anthony as their new face of the franchise,with the ongoing era often being referred to as the 'Roman Empire'. [31]
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