Best X Reactions To Roman Anthony’s Iconic Homer For Red Sox
Was Roman Anthony born to play for the Boston Red Sox?
Die-hard Red Sox fans will say so, and Thursday night provided strong evidence in support of such a theory.
In what might go down as an iconic moment in franchise history, Anthony did the most Red Sox thing ever and hit a game-clinching, moon shot home run against the New York Yankees in the ninth inning of his first game at Yankee Stadium.
The 21-year-old took the first pitch he saw from Yankees reliever Yerry De Los Santos and sent it deep into the right field stands, following the beautiful swing up with a nonchalant, aura-filled bat flip.
For Red Sox fans, it felt like the clearest sign possible that the franchise’s next generational talent has indeed arrived in the form of Anthony.
Social media reactions on X captured the occasion with gusto. Here, we’ll review some of the top posts.
The official X account for MLB employed the ‘Roman Empire’ theme quite appropriately:
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons was tuned in, of course:
“Monster Territory” host Robbie Hyde said what many of us were thinking:
Lastly, Beyond the Monster’s Chris Henrique made an observation that will upset Yankees fans:
Anthony will have a chance on Friday to build upon his special night. In the second game of this four-game slate in the Bronx, Brayan Bello will take the mound for the Red Sox against Max Fried.
Anthony now has a .286 batting average and .853 OPS in his rookie season.