Of all the issues the Boston Red Sox have had amid their 3-8 start to the 2026 season, Roman Anthony’s throwing woes have been the biggest head-scratcher.<\/p>\n
Anthony’s arm has been a topic of discussion since Boston’s second game of the season in Cincinnati on March 28. In the bottom of the 11th inning, Dane Myers sealed the Reds’ win with a single to left field that scored the runner from second. A good throw still may not have been enough to nail the runner at home plate, but Anthony’s attempt barely reached the infield:<\/p>\n
Three days later in Houston, Anthony tried and failed to gun down Carlos Correa at home plate. While it was a better throw than the one in Cincinnati, it still left plenty to be desired. Correa was hardly past third base when Anthony gathered himself and fired toward home:<\/p>\n
Anthony’s arm was put in the spotlight again in Saturday’s loss to the San Diego Padres. His inaccurate throw didn’t give the Red Sox a chance to prevent the go-ahead run from scoring in the ninth:<\/p>\n
Lastly and certainly the worst of the bunch, Anthony allowed the Milwaukee Brewers to score two runs with a short and wildly inaccurate throw that skipped through the infield late in Monday’s loss:<\/p>\n
After that alarmingly poor throw vs. Milwaukee, Anthony said he struggled to get a grip on the ball.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m doing everything I can pregame and just struggling to get a grip,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the end of the day, there\u2019s no excuse. It\u2019s terrible. It\u2019s bad baseball, and it\u2019s on me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Red Sox manager Alex Cora attributed Anthony’s issues to mechanics and footwork rather than injury (he suffered a season-ending oblique injury last year) or something on the mental side.<\/p>\n