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Top Boston Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony's sister went viral when her brother made his Major League Baseball debut Tuesday (June 10) night.
Lia Anthony was seen on the NESN broadcast celebrating with her mother Lori, father, Anthony Sr., and brother, Anthony Jr. (Tony), when Roman recorded his first Major League Baseball hit during the bottom of the first inning at Fenway Park. The broadcast zoomed in on the stunning 22-year-old in a red tube top multiple times as she cheered on her brother, which caught the attention of many social media users.
"I'd like to be the first to welcome Roman Anthony's sister to Boston!" one X user wrote with a zoomed-in photo of Lia.
"Congrats to Roman Anthony's sister in the red. She deserves this," another user wrote in response to MLB's video of Roman's first career hit.
“Roman Anthony gets his first hit in the show and his sister is trending on Twitter. What a life,” another user posted.
“Hey @RedSox what do we say we keep Roman Anthony and his sister around?” one user wrote to the team's official account.
Lia was also featured during an NESN in-game interview with the family in which she praised her brother's hard work.
“We’ve supported him throughout everything and we’re always there for him and we just do the best that we can,” she said via MLB.com. “But honestly, it’s all him. It’s impressive the way that he holds himself and the way that he talks in interviews. It’s amazing … it’s surreal. The whole thing is surreal.”
Roman finished his MLB debut with one hit and three RBIs during a 3-1 win for Boston against the American League East Division rival Tampa Bay Rays.
"I didn't even really notice that they were there until I went out for my first at-bat," Anthony said of his family being in attendance via ESPN.
"Nobody really gave me a heads-up that they were going to be that close," he added with a laugh.