{"id":284536,"date":"2025-11-15T10:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/284536\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T10:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T10:51:09","slug":"roman-anthony-already-a-face-of-the-franchise-for-red-sox-david-ortiz-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/284536\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Anthony already \u2018a face of the franchise\u2019 for Red Sox, David Ortiz says"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Ortiz knows better than anyone what it\u2019s like to star for the Red Sox<\/a>, having won three World Series championships and making 10 All-Star teams in his 14 years with the club. Nearly a decade after he last played, the Hall of Famer has been more than impressed with Boston\u2019s newest star. <\/p>\n

In Roman Anthony, Ortiz said Friday from his charity golf tournament in South Florida, the Red Sox have a ready-made star. Ortiz is ready to anoint Anthony \u2014 who finished third in the American League Rookie of the Year race and has already signed an eight-year, $130 million contract \u2014 as a \u201cface of the franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have a guy that talented, that young and that mature, that\u2019s the full package,\u201d Ortiz said. \u201cYou know you have a face of the franchise. A guy like him, you know your money is worth it. That\u2019s why we gave him that big deal out of the gate, right away, because he\u2019s worth that much.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anthony, who entered 2025 as baseball\u2019s consensus top prospect, debuted on June 9 and sparked the Red Sox in the middle of the season, hitting .292 with eight homers, 18 doubles, 32 RBIs and an .859 OPS in 71 games (303 plate appearances) before suffering a season-ending oblique strain on September 2<\/a>. Anthony, who turned 21 less than a month before his major league debut, emerged as a star and clubhouse leader instantly and helped propel the Red Sox to their first postseason berth since 2021.<\/p>\n

Anthony is scheduled to be in West Palm Beach this weekend for the 17th annual \u201cWeekend with Papi\u201d Celebrity Golf Classic at PGA National. Anthony will join current teammates as well as former Red Sox and other athletes to help Ortiz\u2019s efforts in \u201craising funds for this international cause which provides lifesaving heart surgeries and care for children in Ortiz\u2019s native Dominican Republic and throughout New England.\u201d The goal is to raise $1.9 million at the event.<\/p>\n

Ortiz has met Anthony already and is looking forward to re-connecting this weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got to meet him, with his parents this year,\u201d Ortiz said. \u201cWhat a beautiful family. He has a brother he just looks like. His mom and dad are a proud mom and dad right now. I would be too. His mentality and his focus, it\u2019s not from a 21-year-old guy. Trust me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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