Report: Red Sox, Anthony finalizing 8-year, $130M extension
The Boston Red Sox are finalizing an eight-year, $130-million extension with rookie outfielder Roman Anthony, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Anthony's deal will reportedly include a club option and keep the 21-year-old under team control through 2034.
Roman Anthony's deal with the Red Sox will start in 2026 and includes significant escalators that could take the maximum value of the deal to $230 million. Depending on where he finishes in AL Rookie of the Year voting, it would buy out three or four years of free agency.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 6, 2025
Anthony was considered baseball's No.1 prospect before the Red Sox called him up to make his major-league debut June 9.
Since arriving in MLB, he's slashed .283/.400/.428 with 18 extra-base hits and 19 RBIs in 46 games.
Anthony's extension follows the Red Sox trading Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in June. Devers was in the second year of a 10-year, $313.5-million contract when he was dealt.
The Red Sox also inked fellow youngster Kristian Campbell to an eight-year, $60-million extension in April.
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