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The Boston Red Sox have already seen enough from top prospect Roman Anthony.

Anthony is finalizing an eight-year, $130 million contract extension with the Red Sox that will keep him under team control through 2034, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports .

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Anthony's deal will begin in 2026 and includes "significant escalators" that could increase the contract's value to a maximum of $230 million if he hits performance-based incentives, per Passan, who noted the deal is currently pending a physical.

Anthony entered the 2025 season as Boston's No. 1 prospect and one of the top prospects in all of baseball but didn't make his MLB debut until June 9 due to a logjam in the Red Sox outfield.

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