Roman Anthony avoids major injury, is ‘day to day’ with wrist sprain

The Purple Sox may need dodged a significant bullet amid their prolonged stretch of poor luck on the damage entrance.

​Purple Sox interim supervisor Chad Tracy introduced Tuesday afternoon that younger outfielder Roman Anthony is coping with a wrist sprain, which he suffered within the first inning of Monday’s 5-4 win over Detroit.

After the 21-year-old flew to Boston Tuesday morning to bear an MRI and meet with a hand specialist, the Purple Sox are hopeful that he is not going to have to spend time on the injured checklist.

“Outdoors of that, no replace — apart from to say, proper now, day after day,” Tracy stated of Anthony’s standing. “Like, there’s nothing imminent so far as IL, however day after day.

“And we’ll hold assessing over the subsequent couple of days to see how he’s feeling. … That’s excellent news, however we nonetheless must see how he feels over the subsequent couple of days.” ​

Anthony suffered the injury in his one and solely at-bat throughout Monday’s eventual win at Comerica Park. Dealing with off in opposition to Detroit pitcher Tyler Holton, Anthony fouled off a pitch on a verify swing and flexed his proper hand in discomfort.

After talking with Tracy and Purple Sox head athletic coach Brandon Henry, Anthony took a number of apply swings earlier than staying within the sport.

Anthony grounded right into a fielder’s alternative simply two pitches later. He was changed within the second inning, with Masataka Yoshida taking up at left subject.

“I simply took a swing and it didn’t really feel good,” Anthony stated on Monday. “As I got here again in and went below to proceed to swing, it simply was painful.”

Anthony — who’s batting .229 with one residence run and 5 RBI over 30 video games thus far this season — has been stung by the damage bug on a number of events over the previous yr.

Anthony’s rookie season in 2025 was reduce brief in early September after he suffered an indirect pressure that ruled him out for the rest of the yr, together with Boston’s transient playoff look through the Wild Card spherical in opposition to the Yankees.

In late April, Anthony additionally missed 4 video games as a result of a nagging back issue. ​

Whereas Anthony may need averted a significant damage, the Purple Sox will hold him in Boston because the workforce closes out the ultimate two video games of their street collection in opposition to Detroit on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Purple Sox return residence Thursday with a seven-game homestand in opposition to the Rays and Phillies.

 

Conor Ryan is a employees author masking the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Purple Sox for Boston.com, a job he has held since 2023.