Red Sox Manager's DH Move for Anthony Puzzles Fans

On April 5, Boston Red Sox fans, their 21-year-old star Roman Anthony has been stuck at designated

hitter for the third straight game, instead of left field.

The team just dropped an 8-6 decision to the San Diego Padres, sitting at two wins and

seven losses through nine games to start the season.

Manager Alex Cora pulled him from the outfield to work on defense, pointing to footwork issues

and a bad throw in Houston that let a runner score.

Easy, he says the kid knows he needs to step up, and it's all part of his growth.

Cora had sworn eight months back he'd never D.H. Anthony, but now it's the move with

Jaren Durand sliding over to left.

Fans are scratching heads since Anthony's minor league stats show solid defense, with an

out-of-buff average of six that had ranked him top 22, among big league outfielders.

His arm strength sits at 50 second percentile, though, maxing at 84.6 mph and is shown

in recent misses against.

Cincinnati and the Padres.

Good thing Boston has depth, like Masataka Yoshida, to cover while he fixes it.

The socks host the Milwaukee Brewers for three starting Monday at 6.45pm Eastern time,

hoping Anthony sharpens up quick to help turn this.

Rough start around.

That's your update from Boston Red Sox News today, powered by AI.

I'm Cora with the story.