Red Sox prospect Anthony hits longest HR of '25

Boston Red Sox fans support hoping apical imaginable Roman Anthony gets a telephone to the majors.

What helium did for Triple-A Worcester connected Saturday nighttime was the latest grounds why.

Anthony, ESPN's No. 1-rated prospect, smashed a 497-foot expansive slam for the WooSox successful a 10-4 triumph implicit Rochester during an International League successful Worcester, Massachusetts.

The 21-year-old enactment the WooSox up 9-4 successful the eighth inning erstwhile helium drove a 91.1 mph sinker from Carlos Romero heavy implicit the right-center tract wall, a thrust that near his bat astatine 115.6 mph.

According to Statcast, that was the longest location tally crossed each of affiliated shot this season.

"Got it and didn't truly miss it," Anthony said, according to the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester. "So it felt great."

Added WooSox manager Chad Tracy: "That shot was murdered."

In the majors successful 2025, lone 1 location tally has traveled implicit 475 feet - a 484-footer deed by Mike Trout against the San Francisco Giants connected April 19.

And since Statcast started tracking successful the large leagues successful 2015, lone Nomar Mazara (505 feet successful 2019), Giancarlo Stanton (504 feet successful 2016), C.J. Cron (504 feet successful 2022) and Christian Yelich (499 feet successful 2022) person deed longer large league homers than Anthony's connected Saturday night.

A second-round prime successful the 2022 amateur draft, Antony is batting .290 with 10 homers and 29 RBIs successful 57 games this season. He has 2 expansive slams.

Information from The Associated Press was utilized successful this report.