Overview
- The Red Sox kept the 21-year-old outfielder out of the starting lineup for a fourth straight game due to upper-back tightness.
- Manager Alex Cora said Anthony would hit in the cage and be re-evaluated, adding he hopes the outfielder could be available after that progression or back by Sunday or Monday.
- Anthony said the tightness started on a swing against the Yankees and called it an upper-back issue that feels less severe than last year’s oblique strain.
- With Anthony sidelined, Ceddanne Rafaela led off in center field and Jarren Duran started in left.
- He has started 2026 slowly at the plate, batting .225 with a .361 on-base percentage and a .686 OPS through 22 games after his 2025 season ended early with a left oblique injury.