Red Sox and the No. 19 No. 19 belonged to Lynn from 1974-80. After a bit of a lull, it's been a pretty good number for the Red Sox over the last 20 years. Josh Beckett was Boston's No. 19 from ...

Red Sox top prospect Roman Anthony records first MLB hit vs. Rays while wearing new jersey number After a hitless debut, the 21-year-old Anthony didn't take long to get on the board Tuesday ...

Hoping it’s good for Roman, too," Lynn wrote, accompanied by a close-up picture of the back of Anthony's jersey. Lynn slashed .308/.383/.520 in a Red Sox uniform from 1974 to 1980.

But baseball's top prospect, who went 0-for-4 with an extra-inning RBI, is making a major change just 24 hours into his big league career. Anthony has switched his jersey number from 48 to 19 ...