Red Sox rookie outfielder Roman Anthony out with oblique strain

Roman Anthony (X)

The Boston Red Sox will be without their star rookie outfielder for the foreseeable future. On Wednesday, Roman Anthony of West Palm Beach, Florida went to the injury list with an oblique strain. He is expected to be out four to six weeks according to Matt Geagan of CBS Boston.

The four week mark would mean Anthony could be back for the beginning of the 2025 Major League Baseball postseason if the Red Sox qualify. The Red Sox are three and a half games back of the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. Boston and New York have the two best wildcard spots in the American League, and lead the Texas Rangers by six games for the final playoff spot.

Anthony injured his oblique in the Red Sox game against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, in a game the Red Sox won by a score of 11-7. He left the game after four innings with tightness in his oblique, and was replaced by Nate Eaton of Chester, Virginia.

It has been a remarkable rookie season for Anthony. At the time of the ailment, he was in the conversation for the American League Rookie of the Year. He was only behind Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in rookie of the year odds.

In 2025, Anthony was batting .292 with eight home runs and 32 runs batted in. During 71 games, 257 at bats, and 303 plate appearances, he scored 48 runs and had 75 hits, 18 doubles, one triple, four stolen bases, 40 walks, 119 total bases, one sacrifice fly, an on base percentage of .396 and a slugging percentage of .463. The triple came in a 4-3 Red Sox win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 27 and the sacrifice fly came in a 12-1 Red Sox win over the Yankees on August 23.