Roman Anthony was scratched from the Boston Red Sox lineup just minutes before Monday’s game against the Kansas City Royals.
Anthony was seen stretching before the game before calling for a trainer and being removed from the lineup. Wilyer Abreu took his place and had an excellent game in the Red Sox’s 8-5 win.
After the game, Red Sox manager Alex Cora provided an update on the rookie.
“I’ll stay away from [Anthony] tomorrow,” Cora said after the game on Monday. “He’ll be okay to play tomorrow, but he took today off, he’ll get tomorrow too.”
Cora ruled out a stint on the injured list for Anthony.
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Anthony also spoke about the injury after the game.
“I came out to the line, everything felt normal all day. I felt something as I was stretching on the line and just figured we’d be cautious with it. I was super uncomfortable and relayed that quickly, and just decided we were gonna shut it down,” Anthony said.
Anthony said he didn’t feel anything in the days leading up to Monday and felt confident he wouldn’t miss an extended amount of time.
