Exciting Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony blasts long grand slam for Triple-A Worcester and excites fans with power

I don't know when exactly but soon -- the Boston Red Sox will call up top prospect Roman Anthony, and turn him loose on the American League. Until that happens, Anthony will continue terrorizing pitchers in Triple-A.

Roman Anthony, ESPN's No. 1-rated prospect, smashed a 497-foot grand slam for Boston's Triple-A team Saturday night, the longest home run in affiliated baseball this season.

“Playing catch but not on the mound yet," manager Alex Cora said Saturday before Boston’s game against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Houck has struggled this season with an 8.04 ERA (43 ⅔ innings, 39 earned runs) in nine starts.

Bregman said earlier this week that he is recovering from his right quad strain at “warp speed.” The post Alex Cora says Alex Bregman has begun running progression as he works toward Red Sox return appeared first on Boston.

The post Alex Bregman takes major step towards injury return for Red Sox appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Boston Red Sox have not had much to feel good about this season, as the team that was expected to fight for a playoff spot and possibly contend for the American League East title has fallen to fourth place in the division.