SEATTLE – On July 26, 2017, an up-and-coming prospect named Rafael Devers belted his first Major League homer for the Red Sox on the road against the Mariners. In other words, it seemed fitting that the day after the star slugger was traded to the Giants, Roman Anthony, MLB Pipeline’s

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BOSTON -- It’s the week of top prospects in Boston. Roman Anthony, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline, was called up and made his big league debut at Fenway Park on Monday in the series opener against the Rays. On Tuesday, Anthony notched his first career hit

BOSTON -- MLB Pipeline No. 1 prospect Roman Anthony waited until his cheering section arrived before delivering his first Major League hit. After going 0-for-4 with a walk and an RBI in his much-hyped debut on Monday night, Anthony wasted no time delivering a knock on Tuesday night in the

BOSTON -- Roman Anthony's dad got two phone calls from his son Monday afternoon. The first? Anthony was about to board a bus to Lehigh Valley where Triple-A Worcester will take on the IronPigs on Tuesday. The second? There’d been a change of plans. Anthony was headed to Fenway Park.

BOSTON -- Around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, a loud round of cheers echoed from the Red Sox’s clubhouse through the tunnel and into the home dugout. Moments later, Roman Anthony emerged from the steps and took in Fenway Park for the first time as a big leaguer. The No. 1

The Red Sox have debuted dynamic prospect duos in the same season on several occasions. In the past 30 years, they brought up Nomar Garciaparra and Trot Nixon in 1996, Jonathan Papelbon and Hanley Ramirez in 2005, Jon Lester and Dustin Pedroia in 2006, Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz in

NEW YORK -- When will the Red Sox call up Roman Anthony, MLB Pipeline’s top prospect? The noise surrounding that question has been loud for weeks, and it got louder after the gifted left-handed hitter mauled a grand slam at Triple-A Worcester on Saturday night that rocketed off his bat

When the No. 1 prospect in baseball demolishes a 497-foot grand slam, we can’t really bury the lead. Beyond Roman Anthony’s eye-popping home run prowess, a swath of 2024 Draft picks starred up and down the Minors, particularly first-rounders. Plus, there was a no-hitter! Did we mention it includes chicken

Occasionally, a baseball feat leaves us in a state of disbelief. On Saturday night, Roman Anthony did just that. MLB's top prospect blistered a 497-foot grand slam that left Triple-A Worcester's Polar Park on a trajectory toward Boston. It’s safe to say that many of the fans in attendance at

NEW YORK – One thing that has been evident about MLB Pipeline No. 8 prospect Marcelo Mayer is that he likes the lights. Perhaps none are brighter than the ones that tower over Yankee Stadium, and that was fittingly the venue for Mayer’s first career homer in Friday night’s 9-6

Baseball's best prospects are labeled as such for a reason, and a number of them showed why again Tuesday. Offense was on display as the first week of June baseball got underway with Roman Anthony coming up clutch, Josue Briceño continuing his staggering power surge and Will Robertson launching three

Sometimes MLB’s top prospect needs to make an escape. Roman Anthony was tucked away in a rolling cart Sunday for a quick getaway outside the away clubhouse at PNC Field. Fully covered by bags and other belongings, the No. 1 prospect in the game rode along the walkway to the

Roundtrippers were flying out of ballparks all across the Minor League landscape, highlighted by a pair of three-homer games. Top 100 prospect and Tigers slugger Josue Briceño kicked things off in the High-A Midwest League with his trio of jacks before Dodgers thumper Ryan Ward did the same for Triple-A

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There were plenty of eye-opening performances during a mid-week slate, including three hits from the Royals' Jac Caglianone and a big game from Giants slugger Bryce Eldridge. Seattle's Top 100 duo of Cole Young and Harry Ford combined for eight hits -- including three extra-base knocks -- while Houston's Shay

Roman Anthony, MLB's top overall prospect, got things going early in the night with a leadoff homer, but he wasn't the only talented phenom to deliver a standout performance. From Alex Freeland's two-homer game to Ryan Ritter's monstrous power surge, there was plenty of action to go around as Minor

BOSTON -- While the chaos of his Major League debut on Saturday was adrenaline-pumping for Red Sox phenom Marcelo Mayer, Sunday represented something else altogether. “It was awesome waking up as a big leaguer,” said Mayer. “Just the whole day kind of getting prepared for the game with my family

The stars were out across Minor League Baseball, with the sport's top prospect, Roman Anthony, leading the way. Fellow Top 10 prospects Bubba Chandler, Leo De Vries, Sebastian Walcott and Jac Caglianone all stood out, while a number of other Top 100s came through with big-time performances. All that and

Roman Anthony reminded everyone why he’s the No. 1 prospect in baseball during Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader for Triple-A Worcester at Polar Park -- despite a 7-3 loss to Durham.

BOSTON -- Marcelo Mayer, Boston's No. 2 prospect and No. 8 in MLB, was added to the Red Sox’s roster and made his Major League debut in their 2-1 loss in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Orioles. Mayer took the roster spot of third baseman Alex Bregman,

BOSTON -- Marcelo Mayer got the news Saturday between games of Triple-A Worcester’s home doubleheader against Durham. The news that every Minor Leaguer dreams about: He was being promoted to the Major Leagues. Mayer, Boston's No. 2 prospect and No. 8 in MLB, was added to the Red Sox's roster

The Red Sox selected fifth, fourth and third in the first three Drafts from 1965-67, but just once have they picked that early in the subsequent 57 Drafts. That came in 2021, when their wretched pandemic-season performance the year before and some fortunate circumstances allowed them to grab the consensus