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Anthony wasted little time claiming his Red Sox mantle. On Monday night, in the first game after Boston traded away its superstar slugger, Anthony turned on a pitch and crushed it deep and gone to right-center in Seattle. It was Anthony's first MLB home run.
After the game, Roman Anthony answered questions about his family's support of him, and the internet had a lot to say about the bunch.
One week after the Boston Red Sox called up top prospect Roman Anthony, the rookie crushed his first career home run on Monday night vs. the Seattle Mariners. Anthony hit the homer 391 feet with a 104 mph exit velocity in the first inning of Monday night's game.
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's sister has spoken out after going viral during his debut and gaining thousands of followers overnight.
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