BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony, the top-rated prospect in all of baseball, hit a two-run double on Tuesday night in Boston’s game against Tampa Bay for his first career base hit.
A day after going hitless with an RBI groundout in his , Anthony came up with runners on second and third in the first inning and drove the ball to left to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead.
The 21-year-old second-round draft pick went viral over the weekend when he hit a in Triple-A Worcester. He batted .288 with 10 homers and 29 RBIs in 58 games for the WooSox this season.
Anthony’s call-up on Monday was so sudden his parents didn’t have time to make the trip from Florida, but they were at Fenway Park on Tuesday night to see his second game.
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