Roman Anthony
Roman Joseph Anthony (born May 13, 2004) is an American baseball outfielder in the Boston Red Sox organization. Amateur career
Anthony lives in North Palm Beach, Florida, and attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He committed to play college baseball at Ole Miss after his sophomore year. He was named the Broward County 7-A Player of the Year by the Sun Sentinel after hitting for a .363 average with five home runs, six doubles, and 22 RBIs with 26 stolen bases and 32 runs scored. As a senior, Anthony batted .520 with 52 hits, 14 doubles, 10 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 36 runs scored and repeated as the Broward 7-A Player of the Year. He was also named the Gatorade Florida Player of the Year and Florida Mr. Baseball. Earlier in the season, Anthony had seven hits in 15 at bats with four stolen bases in the National High School Invitational as the Eagles won the tournament. Professional career
Anthony was considered a top prospect for the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. The Boston Red Sox selected Anthony 79th overall in the 2022 MLB draft. He signed with the team and received an over-slot signing bonus of $2.5 million. After signing, Anthony was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox to begin his professional career. He was later promoted to the Salem Red Sox of the Single-A Carolina League. Anthony returned to Salem at the beginning of the 2023 season. He batted .228 with one home run and 18 RBIs in 42 games played with Salem and was promoted to the High-A Greenville Drive. Anthony was promoted a second time to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs after hitting .294 with 12 home runs, 38 RBIs, and 41 runs scored in 54 games played with Greenville. He finished the season with a .272 batting average and 14 home runs with 64 RBIs and 78 runs scored. Anthony was recognized as the Red Sox' minor-league hitter of the year for 2023. References

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2004 births
Living people
Baseball outfielders
People from North Palm Beach, Florida
Baseball players from Palm Beach County, Florida
Sportspeople from Palm Beach, Florida
Florida Complex League Red Sox players
Salem Red Sox players