Unsubstantiated Roman Anthony report is swirling on Red Sox Twitter and riling up fans

The Boston Red Sox didn’t exactly set Roman Anthony up for success in the wake of his hand injury. They initially thought the young outfielder could avoid the injured list with just a day or two of rest, but Anthony hasn’t played in a game since May 4. Over a month later, he hasn’t made much progress. Anthony is still sporting a brace on his ailing hand isn’t yet swinging a bat as of June 10. Boston’s offense is still struggling severely and fans are looking everywhere to place blame — Anthony’s recovery timeline is a top target. A June 9 tweet from the Pesky Podcast had some Sox fans up in arms. The hosts claimed to speak with someone familiar with Anthony’s recovery situation and posted that “Driveline had him doing dry swings daily” while he was supposed to be resting his hand. They claim that the premature swinging allegedly worsened his injury and he still has weeks of recovery ahead of him, plus a rehab assignment, specifically in Portland. Red Sox color analyst Lou Merloni took umbrage with the podcast’s statement. He didn’t mince words in his response tweet: “Normally I would not comment on something like this
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