Roman Anthony: Draft Snub to Red Sox Star

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Roman Anthony is lighting up the Boston Red Sox lineup in just his second big league season,

turning heads as a potential superstar.

Drafted in the second round back in 2022, he skipped through the miners in three years flat to hit

the majors, all fueled by that early. Snub from first round scouts. He's got the numbers to

back it up from last year, playing 71 games with a 0.292 batting average, 0.396 on base.

Percentage, 75 hits, 8 homers, 32 RBI's and 4 steals. That kind of pop shows why Boston

grabbed him and rushed him up. Anthony's got that fire from the draft drama, admitting it left

him pissed and motivated to prove the doubters wrong. His impact stretched to the World Baseball

Classic 2, where he smashed two homers for Team USA, tying just three others and led the squad

with. Seven RBI's. Now in 2026, he's off to a slow start, but the Red Sox brass still sees him

becoming something special. He'll get a shot to heat up Friday night hosting the San Diego

Padres at Fenway. Keep an eye on this kid. He's got the chip, the skills, and the stage to drop

a monster season that flips the script on every scout who slept.