Red Sox’s Roman Anthony Breaks Silence on Rafael Devers Situation

Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony's first day in a big-league clubhouse was June 9, when he went 0-4 with an RBI groundout in his debut against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Less than one week later, the biggest blockbuster trade of the 2025 season thus far rocked that very clubhouse. The Red Sox sent Rafael Devers, the most productive hitter in their lineup, to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for two major-league pitchers (Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison) and two minor-league prospects (outfielder James Tibbs III and pitcher Jose Bello).

And just like that, Anthony had to grapple with the loss of a locker room leader only six days into his MLB tenure.

Anthony has since spoken about the impact Devers had on his early baseball career, giving many a compliment to the former Red Sox designated hitter.

"I got to know him a little bit last year and spent time with him in camp this year. He was always great to me. He was always great to watch," Anthony said, via the Mercury News' Cam Inman. "Obviously, when you have a hitter who’s generational like him, it’s great and you learn from watching him. You watch their routines. You watch how on-point they are with everything they do, how good his cage work is and everything he does. It’s no mistake why he is as good as he is.”