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Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony made his MLB debut at Fenway Park while his sister Lia went viral, gaining thousands of Instagram followers and receiving numerous DMs.
The latest version of the Roman Empire dawned at Fenway Park in Boston on Monday. Roman Anthony — son of Anthony Anthony and brother of Anthony Anthony Jr. — botched his Red Sox debut by whiffing on a slow roller in the outfield that led to a run.
Despite the talented youngster being the center of attention ahead of first pitch, it was his sister, Lia, who also turned plenty of heads during the game, as she and the rest of Roman's family were in attendance at Fenway Park to cheer for him and the home team.
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During an interview Thursday on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show,” Lia Anthony gushed over her “unreal experience” at Fenway and said it’s been “crazy” to see her Instagram followers jump from 3,000 to more than 14,000. “Wow, I mean it’s been surreal,” said Lia, a recent graduate of Florida State University.
Roman Anthony was ready to get on a bus and make a four-hour trip to Lehigh Valley, Pa. on Monday with the Worcester Red Sox. But he received a phone call just before the trek that gave him a new destination: Fenway Park in Boston.
Roman Anthony's dad got two phone calls from his son Monday afternoon. The first? Anthony was about to board a bus to Lehigh Valley where Triple-A Worcester will take on the IronPigs on Tuesday. The second?
After demolishing Triple-A left-handers all spring, the Red Sox are hoping Roman Anthony can do the same to Yankees southpaw Ryan Yarbrough on Friday night.