Fred Lynn wishes Roman Anthony luck wearing his former number: Red Sox Nation has been fixated on the recent promotion of top MLB prospect Roman Anthony to the big league roster earlier this week. And before Anthony delivered his first MLB hit (an important two-run double) in Tuesday’s 3-1 win over the Rays, he made an unexpected choice.
Anthony, 21, opted to switch from wearing jersey number 48 in his first game to No. 19 in his second (and likely going forward). While largely symbolic, the number has interesting lineage given the lengthy history of the Red Sox.