Roman Anthony Invited to Red Sox Spring Training; Outfielder is MLB's No. 2 Prospect

The Boston Red Sox are inviting the top position prospect in baseball to Spring Training.

Boston announced Tuesday that outfielder Roman Anthony was one of nine non-roster invitees to its 2025 Spring Training roster. The 20-year-old is the headliner, although he will be joined by Marcelo Mayer, Kristian Campbell, Abraham Toro, Nathan Hickey, Mark Kolozsvary, Jovani Morán, Brian Van Belle and Jacob Webb.

According to the MLB.com prospect rankings, Anthony is the No. 2 prospect in the sport behind only newly signed Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rōki Sasaki.

The potential future Red Sox star was a second-round pick in 2022 and wasted no time making an impact in the team's system. He was the Double-A Portland's team MVP in 2024 and led the entire Eastern League in slugging (.489) and OPS (.856).

He also tallied 15 home runs and 38 extra-base hits before he was promoted to Triple-A Worcester. Once in Triple-A, he slashed .344/.463/.519 with 16 extra-base hits in 35 games and showed his overall skill set as someone who can hit for power and average while playing an outfield spot.

Boston fans looking for a player comparison should look no further than Anthony's own words.

"He's one guy I'm really excited to meet in my career," he said of Milwaukee Brewers star Christian Yelich, per ESPN. "Just as a kid, trying to model my game after him being that tall, skinny, awkward kid. I just always saw similarities of myself and him."

The Red Sox start Spring Training in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 12.