VIDEO: Frightening Outfield Collision For 2 of Red Sox Star Young Players

Yes, spring training is about getting in baseball shape and working on things to be ready for the season. But the last thing any team wants to see is players getting injured in a meaningless Grapefruit League game.

For the Boston Red Sox, they were holding their breath after watching a frightening outfield collision between the new face of the franchise, Roman Anthony, and another excellent young player, Ceddanne Rafaela.

Scary moment as Roman Anthony and Ceddanne Rafaela collide in the outfield going after a fly ball

Both players received attention from the trainers but were able to stay in the game pic.twitter.com/CICcfsWLoi
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The impact came as both were chasing down a fly ball in left center, coming together and then going down like rocks.

Both players remained down on the field in pain after the collision, with Anthony face down on the field for 15 seconds before rolling over in pain. Rafaela was also very slow to move. Both stayed prone on the ground for 45 seconds, before each at least sat up for a while and trainers surveyed their conditions.

Did Anthony & Rafaela recover after their scary collision?

Both players miraculously stayed in the game. And Anthony even ripped a single to center on his next at-bat. Rafaela, who followed him to the plate, did him one better, launching a 400-foot home run. Boston fans were obviously able to exhale at that point. All's well that ends well, apparently.

Anthony said afterwards that he just had the wind knocked out of him, but he knew he was okay.

The Red Sox appear to have dodged a bullet in what could have been a catastrophic moment for their 2026 season before it even begins.

Anthony was the top prospect in baseball in 2025, and batted .292 with an .859 OPS in his three months on the job, though he did miss the month of September with an oblique strain.

Rafaela rapped 16 homers to go with 20 stolen bases last season, and won the Gold Glove in center field.