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By Keagan Stiefel
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The Boston Red Sox finally received some good news on outfielder Roman Anthony.
Anthony, who suffered a rare partial tear of the carpometacarpal ligament in his right ring finger on May 4 against the Detroit Tigers, has not only been out of the lineup since that day but was enthralled in a back-and-forth with the front-office regarding the severity of the injury, lost his ability to swing a bat without pain, and eventually was sent away from the team to continue his rehabilitation process at the club's spring training facility JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla.
It's been something of a constant stream of bad news since the injury, though things turned back into a positive direction on Thursday.
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Anthony finally started swinging off a tee and taking short flips, according to interim manager Chad Tracy. The Red Sox are allowing him to swing up to 30 times per day, as shared by MLB.com's Ian Browne, with the eventual goal being that he can get through multiple days pain-free before being sent on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester or Double-A Portland.
Boston could certainly benefit from the return of its young superstar, as outfielder Jarren Duran has been an absolutely putrid replacement and currently ranks as one of the worst hitters in all of baseball with the second worst OPS (.595) of all qualified hitters in 2026. If they could just make that one-for-one swap in September, it could go a long way toward helping the club climb out of the basement and improve upon what is tracking to be the second-worst offense in franchise history in terms of runs scored (449).
The Red Sox certainly won't be rushing Anthony, but the kid appears to be inching closer to his highly anticipated return...
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