Prized rookie Roman Anthony has hit his first major league home run for the Boston Red Sox in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners.

SEATTLE — Roman Anthony hit his first career major league home run in the first inning Monday. The 21-year-old, who is batting third in the Boston Red Sox lineup, belted a 391-foot home run to right field. It left his bat with a 104 mph exit velocity.

The anecdote serves to illustrate the reputation the pitcher-turned-executive has cultivated in Boston, which traded its best hitter to San Francisco on Sunday.

The Boston Red Sox shocked Major League Baseball by trading star third baseman Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. Since that move, several stories have surfaced about the dysfunction in the Red Sox organization.

Red Sox' Aroldis Chapman Makes WBC Announcement Amid Trade Rumors originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After signing with the Boston Red Sox on a one-year, $10.75 million contract in 2024, former Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has found a career resurgence, pitching to a 1.55 ERA and notching 12 saves early in the season.

Tonight is the first game of the Red Sox’s 10-day game road trip. It’s also the first game for the Red Sox after trading superstar Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants. The move was likely inevitable after Devers refused to take up first base following Triston Casas’ season-ending injury.