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Red Sox star Roman Anthony hits another setback in injury rehab

Nypost · · 391 words · By Thomas Gamba-Ellis
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What to know about Red Sox star Roman Anthony hits another setback in injury rehab

The Red Sox will likely have to wait a little longer for their young star’s return to the diamond.

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What happened

The Red Sox will likely have to wait a little longer for their young star’s return to the diamond.

Why it matters

Outfielder Roman Anthony suffered a setback during his rehab process on Thursday and is now reportedly shut down, according to Boston manager Chad Tracy.

Common ground

Tracy told reporters on Friday that Anthony “felt discomfort hitting off a tee” and that the 22-year-old “has been shut down from swinging…at least for a few days,” according to MassLive.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “prompting the Red Sox to sign him to an eight-year, $130 million contract midway through his impressive campaign.”
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Multiple authoritative sports sources (ESPN, MLB.com, Newsday) confirm the Red Sox signed Roman Anthony to an eight-year, $130 million extension on August 6, 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Roman Joseph Anthony (born May 13, 2004) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Anthony
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 6, 2025 ... Rookie Roman Anthony has signed an eight-year extension with the Red Sox. The deal is worth $130 million and could escalate as high as $230 ...
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45914330/sources-roman-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 6, 2025 ... BOSTON -- An hour and a half before first pitch, Roman Anthony walked around Fenway Park in a blue checkered suit rather than his normal batting ...
https://www.mlb.com/news/roman-anthony-red-sox-contract-exte…
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Claim 2: “Outfielder Roman Anthony suffered a setback during his rehab process on Thursday and is now reportedly shut down, according to Boston manager Chad Tracy.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that manager Chad Tracy reported Roman Anthony suffered a setback and was shut down. One source specifically mentions the date May 29, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Boston Red Sox season is the ongoing 126th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 115th season at Fenway Park. The team opened the regular season in an away game against the Ci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Boston_Red_Sox_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chad Samuel Tracy (born July 4, 1985) is an American professional baseball manager. He is currently the interim manager for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college basebal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Tracy_(baseball_manager)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Worcester Red Sox (nicknamed the WooSox) are a professional minor league baseball team based in Worcester, Massachusetts. Beginning play in 2021, the team is the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston R…
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Claim 3: “Tracy told reporters on Friday that Anthony “felt discomfort hitting off a tee” and that the 22-year-old “has been shut down from swinging…at least for a few days,” according to MassLive.”
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Web search results explicitly quote Chad Tracy stating Anthony 'felt discomfort hitting off a tee' and was 'shut down from swinging... at least for a few days,' attributing this to MassLive.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born October 13, 1989), also known as AOC, is an American politician and activist who has served since 2019 as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional distr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. The show's premie…
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Claim 4: “The affliction has since been reclassified as a finger injury, with Anthony calling it a partially torn right ring finger ligament.”
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Three independent web sources confirm the injury was reclassified from a wrist sprain to a partially torn right ring finger ligament, citing Anthony's own statements.
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web search NEUTRAL — The injury — described by the Sox as a “right wrist sprain” when Anthony was placed on the injured list May 7 — is more precisely described, according to Anthony, as a partial tear of the ligament in …
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/15/sports/roman-anthony-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony himself would refute that about a week later. He went on Baseball Isn’t Boring and announced he had a torn ligament, in direct contradiction with the team. “I don’t know if it’s made clear, bu…
https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/boston-red-sox/injury-roman-ant…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony still feels pain from his partially torn ring finger ligament, the exact injury that the Boston front office failed to identify.On May 4, Anthony injured his finger/wrist on a swing during a g…
https://www.essentiallysports.com/mlb-baseball-news-roman-an…
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Claim 5: “He last played on May 4, when he hurt his wrist while swinging a bat, and the Red Sox placed him on the 10-day injured list three days later.”
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Multiple sources confirm he was injured in Detroit on May 4 and placed on the 10-day injured list on May 7.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May 15 is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 230 days remain until the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 229 days remain until the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roman Joseph Anthony (born May 13, 2004) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025 after being widely recogni…
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Claim 6: “Anthony was off to a slow start to his sophomore season before his injury, putting up a slash line of .229/.354/.321 with just one home run through 30 games.”
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Three independent sources (MassLive, Yahoo Sports, and another report) confirm the exact slash line of .229/.354/.321 and one home run over 30 games.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony appeared in 30 games this season before the injury, batting .229 with a .354 on-base percentage, .321 slugging percentage and .675 OPS in 130 plate appearances. He has just one home run, five …
https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2026/06/what-red-sox-roman-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony diagnosed his struggles early this season before an injury.“Kind of a letdown, honestly,” Anthony told Speier. “Short sample size, but I wasn’t where I wanted t…
https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/onsi/roman-anthony-bluntly-cr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony is batting just .229 with a .354 on-base percentage, .321 slugging percentage and .675 OPS in 30 games (130 plate appearances) this season.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/red-sox-place-roman-anthon…
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Claim 7: “He burst onto the scene during his rookie year, batting .292 with 18 doubles through 71 games in 2025”
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Three independent sources (Yahoo Sports, HEAVY, and Newsday) confirm he batted .292 with 18 doubles in 71 games during his 2025 rookie season.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 71 games, he’s batted .292 with an .859 OPS, recording 18 doubles, a triple and eight home runs while driving in 32 runs. After being moved into the leadoff spot of Boston’s lineup, Anthony has in …
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/roman-anthony-being-placed-…
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web search NEUTRAL — During the 2025 season, Anthony had a .292 average, with eight home runs, 32 RBIs, 18 doubles, one triple, 40 walks, and was 3.1 wins above replacement (WAR).If his 71-game rookie season in 2025 was j…
https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/boston-red-sox/roman-anthony-20…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony, one of baseball's top prospects, made his major league debut on June 9. He is batting .292 with eight homers and 32 RBIs in 71 games with the Red Sox. Anthony, a second-round pick in the 2022…
https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/red-sox-roman-anthin…
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Claim 8: “Anthony is recovering from an injury he suffered in a game against the Tigers earlier this month, with this being the second time he’s been shut down during his rehab. The first time occurred last week.”
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Evidence confirms Anthony was injured in a game against the Detroit Tigers on May 4. Multiple sources discuss the rehab process and setbacks, including a mention of testing his finger on May 27 after the initial injury.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Donald Joseph Field (born 8 May 1963) is an Australian musician, actor, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the leader of the children's group the Wiggles and a member of the 1980s a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paper Tiger is a 2026 crime drama film written and directed by James Gray. Starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Miles Teller, it follows a suburban family who are entangled in the Russian mob…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leati Joseph Anoaʻi (Samoan pronunciation: [anoˈaʔi]; born May 25, 1985), better known by his ring name Roman Reigns, is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former football player. As a wres…
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