Is Roman Anthony's Injury History Becoming a Concern?
Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony has found himself back on the injured list. Is he slowly becoming injury-prone, or just the subject of bad luck?
Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony entered the 2026 season with the expectation that he would carry the Boston offense. Through the first 39 games of the season, Anthony has greatly underwhelmed, and now he finds himself missing time for the second time this season. It has been a struggle at the plate for the 21-year-old, slashing .
229/. 354/. 321 with an OPS+ that is just below league average at 95.
Anthony had shown signs of breaking out before missing four games after tweaking something in his back, from April 22-26. Anthony had played eight games since returning from injury, hitting . 241 and once again showing signs that a breakout was imminent.
Then, once again, the injury bug struck. Anthony exited the Red Sox' 5-4 Monday night win over the Tigers with a right wrist sprain, suffered swinging awkwardly at a pitch. After missing the remaining two games of the Tigers series, Anthony was placed on the 10-day injured list.