Outfielder Roman Anthony made his MLB debut earlier this season. Now the 21-year-old’s finalizing an eight-year, $130 million contract extension with the Boston Red Sox, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The deal is set to start in 2026, and it’s slated to include escalators that could make the contract worth as much as $230 million, according to Passan, who also reported Wednesday that the deal includes a club option and would keep Anthony under team control through 2034.
In 46 games this season, Anthony is slashing .283/.400/.428 with two home runs and 19 RBI.
The Red Sox drafted Anthony out of high school 79th overall in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft. They signed him to a $2.5 million deal. He eventually became the sport’s top minor-league prospect, with both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline ranking him the No. 1 this June ahead of his call-up to the bigs.
Two days before he made his first Boston Red Sox appearance, he went viral for hitting a 497-foot grand slam that had an exit velocity of 115.6 mph and that put his Triple-A Worcester Red Sox ahead in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Rochester Red Wings.
Anthony debuted in the majors on June 9 in Fenway Park versus the Tampa Bay Rays.
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