Roman Anthony was one of the most exciting young players in baseball going into the 2025 season. However, his promising year came to an end on September 2 when he hurt his oblique and was unable to play again, costing him the American League Rookie of the Year award. Instead, the award went to Nick Kurtz , the first baseman for the Oakland Athletics, whose record-breaking power display throughout the season was too big to miss.

Bradford Doolittle, an ESPN analyst, strongly supported Kurtz, saying that the Athletics’ seven-million-dollar acquisition would win “in an AXE rout.” This prediction matched what most voters thought about Kurtz’s incredible accomplishments.

Even though Anthony’s season was cut short, there was no doubt that he influenced Boston’s season. The Red Sox went 45-46

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