On Friday night, Anthony, with his hands back, pounced on a first-pitch slider from Yankees reliever Yerry De los Santos -- in this case, a right-hander -- in the ninth inning, ballooning the Red Sox's lead. The blast incited a mass exodus of Yankees fans. With three games remaining in the series, they had already seen enough of Anthony.

Roman Anthony was the No. 1 prospect in baseball, so it's not a big surprise to see him having a successful rookie season with the Boston Red Sox. But compare his numbers to all-time greats in Red Sox history, and in that context it's all the more impressive.

The 21-year-old rookie demolished a two-run, ninth-inning homer into the second deck in right field in a 6-3 win over the Yankees.