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Teammates with the Red Sox a year ago, Roman Anthony and Alex Bregman has enjoyed playing for Team USA together.
MIAMI — In Roman Anthony’s rookie season with the Red Sox in 2025, no single player had a bigger impact on him than Alex Bregman. From the week that Bregman joined the Red Sox in February of 2025 as a last-minute free addition , Bregman took Anthony — and other Red Sox prospects — under his wing and offered advice and counsel. And when Anthony struggled after making his major league debut, it was Bregman who offered some solutions when it came to his approach at the plate.
Bregman opted out of his deal after the season in January, agreed to a five-year deal with the Chicago Cubs . No one was more disappointed by his exit than Anthony. But this spring, though no longer MLB teammates, they’ve been reunited with Team USA.
It was, in fact, Bregman, who pushed for Anthony to be the replacement for the injured Corbin Carroll, advising team management that Anthony was up to the challenge. For the past two weeks, as the tournament has unfolded, they’ve again bonded. “It’s been unreal,” said Anthony before Team USA took on Venezuela in the WBC Final Tuesday night.
“He’s helped me, up until this point, more than anyone probably at the big league level. Being with him last year, learning from him and the way he’s been as good as he is and the way he game-plans and the way he just transforms a clubhouse. (is amazing).