While Roman Anthony’s call-up was the big story on Monday, the other side of the coin was Wilyer Abreu, whom the Red Sox placed on the 10-day injured list with a left-oblique strain. “Obviously not the way you want it,” manager Alex Cora said of the ‘24 Gold Glover’s injury opening the door for baseball’s No. 1 overall prospect. “Willy’s a good player, great defender, a good at-bat.” Abreu is hitting .245 with a .792 OPS. After hitting 15 home runs in 132 games last season, he’s already hit 13 in just 64 games this year. The reigning American League…
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The New England Patriots offense started things off strong at mandatory minicamp on Monday, but the defense quickly came back with a few highlight plays. The best moment came during the team period when Kyle Williams made an incredible catch in the end zone. The rookie receiver showed off his speed, getting passed Dell Pettus and Marcus Epps, with Josh Dobbs throwing a perfectly placed ball to Williams for a 40(ish)-yard touchdown. But, there were so many other key moments, so here are other observations from the first day of mandatory minicamp. Here’s How Drake Maye Did Drake Maye –…
The first game of the Roman Anthony era ended sadly, 10-8 in the 11th inning after a valiant effort to tie it went to ish in the second frame extras, death courtesy of the ghost runner. (Reverse ghost runner, actually, as it’s a real person representing a fake one. Either way I’m scared of them.) Three Studs Brayan Bello He didn’t force Roman Anthony to make a key error, as far as I know, and was solid-to-quite-good outside of that incident. Pitched into the 7th. Looked great! Can’t help what happens after without devil magix. Ceddanne Rafaela 2-4 is good.…
BASEBALL In the Div. 3 quarterfinals, Matt Toland tallied his seventh win on mound and had two RBIs as No. 11 Arlington Catholic upset No. 3 Foxboro 5-3. CLASS NOTES Boston Herald All-Scholastic pitcher Alyx Rossi of Bedford was named the Gatorade Softball Player of the Year for Massachusetts. The Boston College-bound ace has led the Buccaneers to the Division 2 state semifinals. A member of both the Spanish National Honor Society and Bedford’s Academic Hall of Fame, Rossi has volunteered locally with her town’s club of social concern. She has also served as a member of her school’s Model…
When Roman Anthony stepped up to the plate for the first time as a big leaguer, he received a rousing standing ovation from a Fenway Park crowd that had been counting down the days to his arrival. Over the next few hours those fans were treated to a glimpse of Anthony’s immense potential, but also a reminder that baseball’s top prospect is not yet a finished product. Anthony went 0 for 4 with an RBI and a walk in his MLB debut on Monday, driving in a crucial run to help force extra innings in the Red Sox’s eventual 10-8…
Roman Anthony’s call-up to Boston came with impeccable timing — 79 years to the day after Ted Williams launched Fenway Park’s most legendary home run. Anthony, 21, arrives as one of baseball’s most electrifying prospects. He had already made waves in Triple-A Worcester, but his 497-foot grand slam on Friday — the longest known homer in pro baseball this year — seemed to signal he was ready. The ball cleared the right-field seats in Rochester, a blast longer than anything Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge has ever recorded and just shy of the Statcast-era record. His promotion not only energizes…
Monday MLB Picks for Today June 9th 2025 (6/9/2025)! In this video I give you my MLB picks lean each MLB game. Plays: Phillies ML (0.5 units, -117 ProphetX)✅ Phillies F5 ML (0.33 units, -140 ESPN)✅ Phillies Team Total Over 3.5 (0.25 units, -133 Caesars)✅ Braves/Brewers F5 Under 4.5 (1 unit, -158 FanDuel)✅ Blue Jays/Cardinals Under 8.5 (0.75 units, -109 ProphetX)❌ Blue Jays ML (0.25 units, +104 ProphetX)✅ Yusei Kikuchi Under 2.5 Earned Runs (1 unit, -125 DraftKings) Diamondbacks ML (0.25 units, -156 ProphetX) Diamondbacks F5 -0.5 (0.33 units, -125 ESPN)✅ Dodgers/Padres Over 7.5 (1 unit, -130 ESPN)✅ If you…
NEWTON – St. John’s Prep and Lexington were both victorious in their respective semifinal matchup, and the two schools will meet on Saturday with the state championship on the line. The D1 boys state semis were held in brisk weather at Newton North, with the winners forced to persevere in order to advance. Sixth-seeded Lexington was the first to punch their ticket to the finals, defeating second-ranked Acton-Boxborough, 3-1. Led by third singles standout Daniel Lee, who got the better of Acton-Boxborough’s Jonathan Nguyen – 6-2, 6-1 – in straight sets, Lexington (23-1) seized a lead and never relinquished it.…
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are calling up top prospect Roman Anthony two days after the 21-year-old outfielder hit a 497-foot grand slam for Triple-A Worcester.Anthony will make his major league debut Monday night at home against Tampa Bay, batting fifth and playing right field, manager Alex Cora said.A second-round pick in the 2022 amateur draft, Anthony is batting .288 with 10 homers and 29 RBIs in 58 games this season.The second grand slam of the season for Anthony put Worchester ahead 9-4 in the eighth inning. He drove a 91.1 mph sinker from Carlos Romero deep over the right-center…
Roman Anthony did not expect to be suiting up for the Boston Red Sox on Monday. Anthony, who was unexpectedly promoted just hours prior to their matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays, expected to follow his bi-weekly routine and embark on an hours0-long bus ride to the middle of nowhere. Boston had other plans, however. “We were getting ready to get on the bus,” Anthony told reporters after arriving to Fenway Park, as seen on NESN. “(WooSox manager Chad Tracy) sent us a message and said, ‘Hey, we’re gonna delay the bus. Something might be going on at the top.’…