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Red Sox leadoff hitter Roman Anthony leaves playoff opener vs Yankees after aggravating hand injury

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Fitzpatrick, M. (2026, September 30). Red Sox leadoff hitter Roman Anthony leaves playoff opener vs Yankees after aggravating hand injury. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/red-sox-leadoff-hitter-roman-anthony-leaves-playoff-opener-vs-yankees-after-aggravating-hand-injury/article_2c11eef8-50fb-5fe5-8ac3-1accb70a856d.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-30 · by Mike Fitzpatrick

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Roman Anthony, the Boston Red Sox's leadoff hitter, left Tuesday night’s Wild Card Series opener against the New York Yankees due to aggravating an existing hand injury. After striking out twice and experiencing discomfort during checked swings, he was substituted with a pinch hitter in the sixth inning of the Yankees' 9-0 victory. The Red Sox must now determine if Anthony can play in Wednesday's decisive game as his absence could affect their chances of extending the series.
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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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Mike Fitzpatrick
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2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Schlittler and Rice torment hometown team as Yankees beat rival Red Sox 9-0 in playoff opener
🔮 The 22-year-old Anthony missed 101 games from May 5 to Aug. 29 with an injury to the same hand.
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🔮 At the time, Green said he wasn’t particularly interested in managing beyond this year, and Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stears said Green would return to a front-office role after the season — a stance Stearns stuck to in the months that followed.
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Boston NEW YORK Red Sox Wild Card Series the New York Yankees

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Anthony PERSON · 5× Boston GPE · 2× NEW YORK GPE · 2× Tracy PERSON · 2× Cam Schlittler PERSON · 1× Chad Tracy PERSON · 1× Red Sox ORG · 1× Roman Anthony PERSON · 1× the New York Yankees ORG · 1× the Red Sox ORG · 1×

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Batting leadoff as the Red Sox designated hitter in his playoff debut, Anthony struck out in both of his at-bats against Cam Schlittler before getting lifted for a pinch hitter with his team trailing 2-0 in the sixth inning.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
🔮 The 22-year-old Anthony missed 101 games from May 5 to Aug. 29 with an injury to the same hand.
2026-09-30 · Toronto Star
Red Sox leadoff hitter Roman Anthony leaves playoff opener vs Yankees after aggravating hand injury · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

NEW YORK (AP) — Roman Anthony was removed from Boston’s loss to the New York Yankees in their Wild Card Series opener with a right hand injury Tuesday night. asserted
Anthony → remove → injury
Batting leadoff as the Red Sox designated hitter in his playoff debut, Anthony struck out in both of his at-bats against Cam Schlittler before getting lifted for a pinch hitter with his team trailing 2-0 in the sixth inning. asserted
team → bat → inning
Boston manager Chad Tracy said Anthony felt discomfort in his right hand after a couple of checked swings. asserted
Anthony → say → swings
The 22-year-old Anthony missed 101 games from May 5 to Aug. 29 with an injury to the same hand. uncertain
Anthony → miss → hand
“He’s obviously coming off that. asserted
He → come → that
You’ll get a zinger every once in a while where you feel something — it’s fine, it goes away,” Tracy said. asserted
Tracy → get → something
“Today some stuff happened that was more serious and was uncomfortable.” asserted
that → happen → ?
New York took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series with a 9-0 victory. asserted
York → take → victory
It’s unclear if Anthony will be able to play Wednesday night, when the Red Sox must win to extend their season. uncertain
Sox → ’ → season
“It’s hard to say right now,” Tracy said. asserted
Tracy → ’ → ?
“It’s one of those things where he obviously was in a lot of discomfort. asserted
he → ’ → discomfort
So we had to remove him. asserted
we → have → him
We’ll have to see what tomorrow brings.” asserted
tomorrow → have → what
One of baseball’s premier prospects when he arrived in the majors last year, Anthony batted .245 with five home runs, 15 RBIs and a .735 OPS in 55 regular-season games this season. asserted
Anthony → arrive → games
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