The Boston Red Sox removed Roman Anthony from their wild-card roster because of a right hand injury, manager Chad Tracy said Wednesday, according to Tim Healey of The Boston Globe.
Anthony is out indefinitely after an MRI revealed multiple strains, per MassLive's Chris Cotillo.
"He was sent back last night after leaving the game," Tracy said. "We sent him back to Boston for extra, additional imaging, which actually revealed some new strains to different muscles in his wrist in addition to exasperating the old injuries. It's not great."
The 22-year-old slugger is being replaced on the roster by Curtis Mead. Mead hasn't played since fracturing his wrist in his first game with the Red Sox in late July following a trade with the Washington Nationals.
Anthony exited in the sixth inning of Tuesday's 9-0 loss to the New York Yankees. He missed 101 games during the regular season because of a hand/wrist injury.
The Red Sox will look to stave off elimination in the best-of-three series when Game 2 goes Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Anthony will be ineligible for the ALDS if Boston advances.
