Red Sox OF prospect Anderson Fermin named 2025 Florida Complex League All-Star

Red Sox outfield prospect Anderson Fermin has been named a 2025 Florida Complex League All-Star, Minor League Baseball announced on Thursday.

Fermin, who turns 19 next week, is not currently regarded among Boston’s premier prospects by publications such as Baseball America or MLB Pipeline. At the same time, SoxProspects.com has the teenager ranked 57th on its top 60 list.

Signed for $400,000 as an international free agent coming out of the Dominican Republic last January, Fermin made his stateside debut in the rookie-level Florida Complex League this season after taking home 2024 Dominican Summer League All-Star honors in his first taste of pro ball. Coming off that showing, the switch-hitting speedster batted .283/.454/.377 with seven doubles, three triples, 14 RBIs, 32 runs scored, a team-leading 25 stolen bases, 42 walks, and 35 strikeouts in 48 games (185 plate appearances) for the FCL Red Sox.

Among 65 qualified FCL hitters this year, Fermin ranked first in walk rate (22.7 percent), third in on-base percentage, fourth in wOBA (.428), fifth in speed score (8.6), seventh in batting average and swinging-strike rate (10.4 percent), eighth in OPS (.831) and wRC+ (138), 17th in slugging percentage, 19th in strikeout rate (18.9 percent), and 30th in line-drive rate (19.2 percent), per FanGraphs.

Defensively, Fermin saw playing time at all three outfield spots with the FCL Red Sox. The athletic 5-foot-11, 174-pounder logged 182 2/3 innings in center field, 89 innings in left field, and 57 innings in right field, recording two assists and committing just one error in 73 total chances. He also made four starts at DH and played shortstop on the amateur circuit.

Following the conclusion of the FCL season in late July, Fermin remained in Fort Myers before receiving a promotion to Low-A Salem on Tuesday. He made his full-season debut in Wednesday’s 5-1 loss to Kannapolis, going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts while playing eight clean innings in right field.