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Roman Anthony (finger) homers in rehab contest

Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19

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Roman Anthony (finger) went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks in a minor league rehab game for Double-A Portland on Tuesday.

Anthony kicked off his rehab assignment in style with a no-doubter to right field in the fifth inning. The moonshot came on the heels of a 108-mph single in his second plate appearance of the evening. He also drew a pair of walks, reaching base safely in all four of his plate appearances. The 22-year-old former top prospect’s impending return represents a massive X-factor for the Red Sox as they try to secure a playoff spot following a remarkable midseason turnaround. He’s probably going to require a few additional rehab contests before he’s cleared to return to Boston’s lineup, but this performance qualifies as an extremely encouraging development. Anthony is the type of elite talent that should be rostered in all fantasy formats.

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Roman Anthony will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Portland on Tuesday.

It’s finally happening. Anthony has been out with a finger injury, eventually diagnosed as a partially torn tendon, since early May. If he starts hitting immediately in the minors, there’s a chance he could rejoin the Red Sox next weekend. If not, the series starting Aug. 24 in Miami seems more realistic.
Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19

Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy told reporters Roman Anthony (finger) is getting closer to starting a minor league rehab assignment.

Anthony isn’t quite ready yet, but he’s on the precipice of facing live pitching again, according to Tracy. He added that Anthony has progressed to hitting off a Trajekt machine, which is ostensibly his final step before a live batting practice session. The 22-year-old prodigy has been on the shelf working his way back from a partially torn tendon in his right ring finger since early May. It sounds like there’s a realistic possibility that he’s back in Boston at some point in September.
Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19

Roman Anthony (finger) took overhand batting practice on Tuesday.

Anthony has been cleared to resume hitting and is making incremental progress towards returning as he ramps up a hitting progression. The 22-year-old’s timeline remains a bit nebulous as he works his way back from a partially torn tendon in his right ring finger that put him on the injured list back in early May. It sounds like there’s a definite chance he’s back at some point in late August or early September.
Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19

Red Sox’ outfielder Roman Anthony (finger) began swinging a bat once again on Thursday.

Anthony was able to hit off of a tee and take some light flips, the first time that he has done so since he landed on the injured list in early May with a partially torn tendon in his right ring finger. He’s still at least a few weeks away from being an option for the Red Sox, but at least he’s starting to make strides in the right direction.
Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19

Roman Anthony (finger) has yet to resume swinging a bat.

Anthony will continue his rehabilitation at the club’s spring training complex in Florida as he works his way back from a partially torn tendon in right ring finger that sent him to the injured list in early May. The 22-year-old needs to be symptom free before he’s cleared to swing a bat again. There is no timetable for his return. At this point, it’s challenging to envision a scenario where he makes it back before late August or early September.
Roman Anthony

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Red Sox president of baseball operations Craig Breslow confirmed that Roman Anthony’s (hand/wrist) visit to a specialist confirmed the previous diagnosis and treatment plan.

Breslow mentioned that the visit with Dr. Gary Lourie was just to confirm the rehab plan that Anthony was already on and that the severity of the injury has not changed: “Unfortunately, this is just an injury that is taking longer than expected to heal.” Anthony will continue to rehab at the Red Sox spring training complex in Florida, where, as Breslow put it, the team has all the facilities and resources he needs.
Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19

Roman Anthony (hand/wrist) will visit with a hand specialist this week.

The Red Sox are referring to the visit as more about “peace of mind,” but it’s obviously concerning that Anthony has made no substantial progress since spraining his wrist and tearing a ligament in his ring finger over two months ago. The 22-year-old will see Dr. Gary Lourie, who is a hand specialist and Braves’ head team physician.
Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19

Red Sox transferred OF Roman Anthony from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.

Anthony has not made progress from the hand/wrist injury that he’s been dealing with since the start of May, but this is more of a procedural move to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Romy Gonzalez. Anthony would be eligible to come off the 60-day list in the early portion of July, but there’s no timetable for his return at this point.
Roman Anthony

BOS Left Fielder #19

Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said that Roman Anthony (sprained wrist/hand) “hasn’t made any substantive progress while the Red Sox have been away.”

Anthony has apparently tried to swing a lighter bat, but hasn’t gotten to a real hitting progression. He’s eight weeks into an 8-12 week timeline for his sprained wrist and torn ligament in his ring finger. At this point, with the Red Sox struggling as badly as they are, we’d expect Anthony to take at least the remaining four weeks on that timeline. That puts him back after the All-Star break.
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Roman Anthony (finger) underwent a followup MRI on Tuesday that didn’t reveal any structural damage.

Anthony has been out since early May after being diagnosed with a torn ligament in his ring finger on his throwing hand. It’s an uncommon injury, according to an orthopedist The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier spoke to earlier this week, which typically requires an 8-12 week recovery timeline. The 22-year-old is approaching the eight-week mark since suffering the injury. He hasn’t been cleared to swing a bat and remains without a definitive return timetable. At this juncture it seems highly unlikely he’ll return before next month’s All-Star break since he’ll need several weeks to ramp up baseball activities.

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Adley Rutschman went 2-for-4 with a homer, three RBI and a walk as the Red Sox topped the D-backs 9-3 on Tuesday.

Rutschman had a two-run single in the first and then hit a 401-foot homer off Merrill Kelly in the third. It was his first homer in seven games for Boston after 69 in 3 1/2 seasons with the Orioles.
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BOS Starting Pitcher #55
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Ranger Suarez yielded four runs in 5 1/3 innings Tuesday in a win over the Diamondbacks.

Congratulations to Suarez on his first decision since June. All of the runs came on Gabriel Moreno’s grand slam in the third, making this Suarez’s first win while giving up four runs since Sept. 21, 2023. He’s now 5-3 while posting a 3.41 ERA in 22 starts this season, and he’ll pitch in Miami next time out.
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AZ Starting Pitcher #29
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Merrill Kelly was tagged for six runs in four innings Tuesday in a loss to the Red Sox.

Kelly surrendered seven hits with just four hard-hit balls allowed, which seems like awful luck. Still, when your strikeout rate is just 15 percent, you’re going to have bad luck sometimes. Kelly is 8-11 with a 5.37 ERA, and things don’t figure to get any easier against the Cubs next week.
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Gabriel Moreno hit a grand slam to account for all of Arizona’s runs in Tuesday’s loss to the Red Sox.

This might not be the Diamondbacks’ year, but at least Moreno is fulfilling his potential in becoming of the game’s best catchers. The 26-year-old is batting .308/.385/.470 with 10 homers and 60 RBI through 98 games. Not to say they’re exactly equivalent offensive threats, but the only player in MLB with a higher average and more homers than Moreno is Yordan Alvarez.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice and robbed Francisco Lindor of a grand slam Tuesday in the Padres’ 5-2 win over the Mets.

Tatis hit a 452-foot homer off Zac Thornton on the very first pitch of the game, went over the wall in right to take away a slam from Lindor in the second and then added a 379-foot, two-run homer in the fifth. It’s rather absurd now to remember how Tatis went the first 55 games of the year without a homer. He has 15 in 70 games since.
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