Boston Red Sox designated hitter Roman Anthony (19) hits an RBI double during the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Fenway Park on July 1. Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images

Roman Anthony Discusses State of Contract Extension Talks with Boston Red Sox

Originally posted on Minor League Baseball on SI
By Brady Farkas | Last updated Jul 2, 2025 3:21 PM ET

Since getting promoted to the major leagues in June, top prospect Roman Anthony says that he and the Boston Red Sox have not had discussions about a contract extension.

He made the comments to Rob Bradford of WEEI and the 'Baseball Isn't Boring' podcast. It does appear that there were conversations about an extension previously, but nothing that was substantial, and Anthony is now focused on honing his craft in the majors.

Anthony is still the No. 1 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline and Baseball America, but he will graduate off both lists once he accrues enough major league time.

Since he has been called up, Roman Anthony hasn't had contract extension talks. But that didn't mean there weren't some before ... https://t.co/OnK9xtJ0c8 pic.twitter.com/9mwND8Wqym
— Rob Bradford (@bradfo) July 2, 2025

At the time of this posting, Anthony is hitting .215 in the big leagues with one home run, seven RBIs and a stolen base. A second-round pick in 2022, he is part of the vaunted Red Sox' farm system. Boston also has Marcelo Mayer, who is a Top-10 prospect, and Kristian Campbell, who was in the Top-10 before graduating off.

Anthony looks like he will be a staple of the Red Sox outfield for years to come, and there's no doubt that the team is interested in locking him up long-term at an affordable rate. They've already given pre-arbitration extensions to Ceddanne Rafaela, Brayan Bello and Campbell.

Entering play on Wednesday, the Red Sox are 42-44 and in fourth place in the American League East. They haven't made the playoffs since the 2021 season and haven't won a World Series since the 2018 campaign.

They are finishing out a series with the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.

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