Red Sox's Anthony Struggles on Defense

0:00It's April 5th. This is MLB News Today, AI-powered stories from around the league. I'm Cory with the story. Roman Anthony spacing some heat on defense for the Red Sox this season. On three key plays, his throws to home plate just haven't had enough zip, letting runners score in tight spots. It kicked off with their first loss on a walkoff single by Dame Myers and Cincinnati, and popped up against Saturday when he couldn't nail Fernando. Tady's Jr. as the go ahead run in the 9th. The team starting to slide Jaren Duran into left field more often, leaning on his wheels out there. It's not a total shock, but it shows their mixing things up. Manager Alex Cora called it out straight before that Padres loss, saying the whole squad needs defensive work, especially Anthony. Cora zeroed in on Anthony's footwork being off, like on a play where Carlos Corea was at second and they needed to gun him down on a base hit, too. Left. Fans remember Anthony's rough start last year with a grounder turning into a triple in

1:00his debut, but he cleaned it up after that. Now those arm issues are the buzz, but Cora sees it as part of the kid's growth. He stressed it's a group thing to fix, and they'll plug Duran in left whenever it fits best. Expect Anthony to shake this off soon as he adjusts. Red Sox development rolls on, and these hiccups build better ball players.