The Boston Red Sox have already seen enough from top prospect Roman Anthony.
Anthony is finalizing an eight-year, $130 million contract extension with the Red Sox that will keep him under team control through 2034, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. Anthony signed his extension Wednesday afternoon, per the team.
Anthony’s deal will begin in 2026 and includes “significant escalators” that could increase the contract’s value to a maximum of $230 million if he hits performance-based incentives, per Passan, who noted the deal is currently pending a physical.
Anthony entered the 2025 season as Boston’s No. 1 prospect and one of the top prospects in all of baseball but didn’t make his MLB debut until June 9 due to a logjam in the Red Sox outfield.
After batting just .210 in June, the 21-year-old has hit his stride at the plate. Anthony posted a .329 batting average and .946 OPS in July, followed by a .333 average and .801 OPS through three games in August.
At first glance, this looks like a great deal for the Red Sox. If Anthony reaches anywhere close to his full potential, he’ll be on a bargain contract making anywhere between and $16.3 million and $28.8 million annually until age 29 during what should be the prime of his career.
Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has been busy handing out extensions recently — ace Garrett Crochet, starter Brayan Bello and super utility Ceddanne Rafaela all have received new deals in recent years.
Fellow rookie Kristian Campbell also received an extension at the start of the 2025 season.
The Red Sox (64-51) have won seven in a row and will look to make it eight in Wednesday’s series finale vs. the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park.