Roman Anthony's Sister Lia Turns Heads at Fenway
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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.
When Roman Anthony stepped out of the tunnel and onto the field at Fenway Park for the first time on Monday, he was greeted with the kind of scene that typically signifies the arrival of a rock star,
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.
Roman Anthony hit a two-run double for his first major league hit and added a sliding catch in right field to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1.
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.
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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.
The Boston Red Sox have no clear plan for Roman Anthony's future in Boston once Wilyer Abreu returns from injury.
Roman Anthony expected to spend all night on the Triple-A bus to Lehigh Valley. Instead the top Red Sox prospect learned he’d be headed to Boston to make his MLB debut instead.