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Roman Anthony leaves Game 1 against Yankees in possible injury scare: ‘Not a good sign’

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Suleymanov, M. (2026, September 30). Roman Anthony leaves Game 1 against Yankees in possible injury scare: ‘Not a good sign’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/sports/roman-anthony-leaves-game-1-of-wild-card-series-against-yankees-with-apparent-injury/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-30 · by Mark Suleymanov

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Roman Anthony, a key player for the Red Sox, left Game 1 against the Yankees in a wild-card series due to an apparent injury during the sixth inning. He was replaced by pinch hitter Andruw Monasterio and had been seen flexing his right wrist earlier. Former Red Sox infielder Lou Merloni noted this as "not a good sign," referencing Anthony's previous discomfort with his hand in Sunday’s game against the Cubs. The 22-year-old outfielder, who was acquired on a $130 million contract, had already missed significant time due to an injury initially reported as a wrist issue but later identified as involving his ring finger.
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In the Game 1 of the wild-card series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, leadoff hitter Roman Anthony left the game in the top of the sixth inning after striking out twice and appearing to experience discomfort in his right hand. The young player had previously missed 107 games earlier this season due to a hand injury that was initially reported as a wrist issue but later identified as affecting his ring finger. During Sunday's regular-season finale against the Cubs, Anthony showed signs of distress in his hand during a check swing. On Tuesday night, after being substituted for pinch hitter Andruw Monasterio, Anthony was visibly flexing his right wrist in the dugout before leaving the game. The Red Sox are uncertain about Anthony’s availability for Wednesday's decisive Game 2 due to the severity of this latest injury concern.

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Anthony PERSON · 4× Boston GPE · 3× Merloni PERSON · 2× Andruw Monasterio PERSON · 1× Cubs ORG · 1× Lou Merloni PERSON · 1× NBC ORG · 1× Roman Anthony PERSON · 1× Yankees ORG · 1× ex-Red Sox ORG · 1×

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Roman Anthony was unexpectedly lifted for pinch hitter Andruw Monasterio in the top of the sixth inning after striking out in his first two plate appearances in Boston’s Game 1 matchup of the wild-card series against the Yankees.
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Roman Anthony was unexpectedly lifted for pinch hitter Andruw Monasterio in the top of the sixth inning after striking out in his first two plate appearances in Boston’s Game 1 matchup of the wild-card series against the Yankees. asserted
Anthony → lift → Yankees
“That’s not a good sign,” ex-Red Sox infielder Lou Merloni said during the NBC broadcast. asserted
Merloni → ’ → broadcast
Anthony was seen flexing his right wrist in the dugout after his first-inning strikeout but stayed in for another plate appearance before he was removed. asserted
he → see → appearance
Merloni referred to an at-bat in Boston’s regular-season finale on Sunday against the Cubs in which Anthony appeared to experience discomfort in his right hand. asserted
Anthony → refer → hand
“There was a check swing [in Sunday’s game], where we weren’t sure what we were seeing,” Merloni added. asserted
Merloni → be → what
“It looked like he was shaking it out a little bit. asserted
he → look → it
Obviously, [he] hasn’t been right and there’s something going on with it.” asserted
he → ’ → it
The 22-year-old missed 107 games after sustaining an injury, which was initially reported as a wrist issue but later called a ring finger ailment, and experiencing a myriad of setbacks during his rehab. asserted
which → miss → rehab
In 55 games this season, Anthony hit .245/.339/.396 with just five homers and 15 RBIs. asserted
Anthony → hit → homers
It was not the type of season either side envisioned after Boston inked Anthony, considered one of baseball’s top prospects, to a historic $130 million deal shortly after his MLB debut. asserted
Boston → envision → debut
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