Baseball’s No 1 prospect Roman Anthony enjoyed his first hit for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night… but some fans were more excited by the presence of his sister in the stands.
Anthony was finally called up to the big leagues at the start of the week and starred in Boston’s 3-1 win over Tampa Bay, doubling in two runs for his team at Fenway Park.
The game was shown live on NESN, but some Red Sox fans were just as interested in finding out more about his family as they were about watching their new superstar in action.
In the top of the second inning, the cameraman honed in on Lia Anthony in the stands, Roman’s 22-year-old sister, and social media – predictably – went crazy.
‘I’d like to be the first to welcome Roman Anthony’s sister to Boston!’ one wrote on X, and others quickly followed.
‘Lord have mercy,’ another added, while a third noted: ‘What’s her @? Asking for a friend…’
The cameraman on NESN zoomed in on Lia Anthony as she watcher her brother Roman play
Anthony is in the big leagues for the first time this week after being called up from Triple-A
Many fans were just as interested to find out more about 22-year-old Lia at Fenway Park
Lia attended the game with her dad Chris, mom Lori and brother Anthony Anthony, and they even posed for a photo with Red Sox legend David Ortiz.
Lia is 22 and has just graduated from Florida State University, where she studied Human Development and Family Sciences.
On Instagram she has just over 5,000 followers as of Tuesday night, though that number is expected to skyrocket after her surprise appearance on national TV.
In recent posts, the new graduate shows off various recent vacations, including a recent trip with friends to Aruba.
She has recently graduated after four years of studying at Florida State University
Lia only has 5,000 followers on Instagram but that is likely to change after her TV appearance
Before the game, the Anthony family posed for a photo with Red Sox legend David Ortiz (C)
Anthony is likely to be at plenty more of her brother’s games in the major leagues
At the end of April she headed to Nashville just days after celebrating her FSU graduation, of which she said: ‘Thank you Florida State for the best four years of my life.’
Her brother Roman, meanwhile, is just getting started with what has the potential to be an incredible career in Major League Baseball.
The No 1 prospect in the sport, fans have been clamoring for him to get out of Triple-A for weeks and he finally got the call on Monday, making his debut the same day.
While he didn’t manage a hit on his debut, his double on Tuesday got him off the mark and he is expected to play in center field again tomorrow in the final game of a three-game set against the Rays.
