{"id":180024,"date":"2026-04-25T02:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=180024"},"modified":"2026-04-25T02:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:08:21","slug":"red-sox-nightmare-coach-drops-devastating-roman-anthony-injury-bombshell-bostons-season-in-jeopardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=180024","title":{"rendered":"RED SOX NIGHTMARE: Coach Drops DEVASTATING Roman Anthony Injury Bombshell \u2014 Boston\u2019s Season in Jeopardy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"ad ad-below-title mb-3\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-video-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"adsconex-video-container\" class=\"adsconex-video-container__sticky\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-video-container__btn-close\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption\" style=\"width: 688px;\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2232583310-e1776956666886.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2232583310-e1776956666886.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2232583310-e1776956666886.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2232583310-e1776956666886.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"388\" data-img-load-time=\"399\" data-dom-ready-time=\"821\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"featured-widget-area\">\n<div id=\"heavy_multi_stn_video_player_widget-7\" class=\"stn-player-cls stn-player-container\">\n<div data-stn-player=\"78rwf9ib\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The Boston\u00a0Red Sox\u00a0will once again be without star slugger\u00a0Roman Anthony\u00a0against the\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0on April 23. Anthony previously missed a matchup with the bitter rivals the previous day due to a sore back. According to Red Sox manager Alex Cora, Anthony initially experienced discomfort during a game on April 21.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cAfter the game yesterday, I said, \u2018Just let me know how you feel tomorrow morning,\u2019 and we go from there,\u201d Cora said on April 22, as\u00a0reported by MassLive. \u201cHe texts me early. He\u2019s like, \u2018I\u2019m pretty sore.\u2019 \u2026 So I\u2019m like, \u2018Well, let\u2019s play smart.\u2019 He doesn\u2019t remember how it happened. It just felt tight.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">At the time, Cora was hopeful that Anthony would recover in time to play on April 23. Nevertheless, the\u00a0manager has now told WEEI\u00a0that the star will remain out. In his place atop the Red Sox batting order, Cora will use fellow outfielder\u00a0Jarren Duran\u00a0as the leadoff hitter against the Yankees. Center fielder\u00a0Ceddanne Rafaela\u00a0is expected to hit second in Boston\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div id=\"js_adsconex_parallax_1\" data-type=\"parallax\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_ad-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_ad\" align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_inpage_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Although the update on Anthony is disappointing, the Red Sox do not believe that the issue is very serious. The aforementioned MassLive report claims that the sophomore slugger is not scheduled for X-rays or further medical testing. Nevertheless, Anthony previously suffered\u00a0a Grade 2 left oblique strain\u00a0back in September during a check swing. The issue caused the youngster to miss the remainder of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Boston Red Sox Hope Roman Anthony Can Bounce Back After Injury<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5936098\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 676px;\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2270768611-e1776956866401.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5936098\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5936098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Roman Anthony entered 2026 on a high note after starring for Team USA at the WBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Anthony and the Boston Red Sox entered 2026 with relatively high hopes. Despite losing All-Star third baseman\u00a0Alex Bregman\u00a0in the offseason, they were expected to be a playoff team once again.\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Jesse Rogers\u00a0even predicted that Boston would compete for the American League East title. According to the writer, the team\u2019s strong starting rotation and having Anthony for a full season would give the Red Sox an advantage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div id=\"js_adsconex_parallax_2\" data-type=\"parallax\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_ad-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_ad\" align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_inpage_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Both the budding star and the team, however, have gotten off to a slow start in 2026. Anthony is currently\u00a0slashing just .225\/.361\/.325\u00a0in 22 games so far this season. His OPS is over 170 points lower compared to a year ago. Despite this, Cora told MassLive that the outfielder has \u201cbeen great\u201d during the current campaign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Anthony, however, is not the only underperforming player for the Red Sox this season. Infielders Trevor Story, Caleb Durbin, and\u00a0Marcelo Mayer\u00a0are\u00a0all hitting under the Mendoza Line\u00a0to start the campaign. As a result, Boston currently sits at the bottom of the division.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Boston\u2019s Coach has Attempted to Boost MLB\u2019s Fifth-Worst Offense<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Cora has attempted to shake up his lineup with Anthony sidelined. As NESN\u2019s Andrew Gould pointed out, only Willson Contreras kept his typical place in Boston\u2019s batting order against the Yankees on April 22. Rafaela, who began the year in the nine hole, was Cora\u2019s leadoff batter on the night. The moves, however, did not work as the Red Sox only managed one run on five hits in the game.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Boston Red Sox fans will hope that Anthony\u2019s injury does not linger like it did in September. The team needs the star to be healthy if they want to turn things around and compete for a place in the playoffs come fall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Boston\u00a0Red Sox\u00a0will once again be without star slugger\u00a0Roman Anthony\u00a0against the\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0on April 23. 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