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Baseball's top prospect homered in a clutch spot for the second time this week with a rocket that cleared the Worcester Wall in right field at Polar Park.
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?
The touted prospect clubbed a mammoth shot at Polar Park to give the WooSox a 9-4 lead in the eighth inning Saturday night.
Roman Anthony is MLB's No. 1 prospect, and he just showed why with one massive swing. He launched a tape measure grand slam for the Boston Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate. The best part of this big moment, though, was the announcer giving Anthony a new hilarious nickname. He is now known as the "Roman Empire."
Anthony will make his major league debut Monday night at home against Tampa Bay. The post Red Sox call up top prospect Roman Anthony two days after 497-foot grand slam in minors appeared first on Boston.
Roman Anthony, the top prospect in baseball, kept the conversation regarding a possible call-up heating up by hitting the longest homer in the majors or minors this season, a 497-foot grand slam.