Roman Anthony will miss remainder of AL Wild Card Series due to hand and wrist injuries

Anthony was pulled during Boston's Game 1 loss to the New York Yankees in the Wild Card round. Afterward, he was diagnosed with damage to the muscles in his wrist. Anthony has reportedly also aggravated the hand injury that has bothered him throughout the 2026 season.

"He was sent back last night after leaving the game," Tracy said. "We sent him back to Boston for extra, additional imaging which actually revealed some new strains to different muscles in his wrist in addition to exasperating the old injuries. It's not great."

The Red Sox outfielder is out "for the foreseeable future ." Anthony had started Game 1 on Tuesday night as the designated hitter, batting leadoff. He went 0-2 with two strikeouts.