BOSTON — Roman Anthony, Baseball America’s No. 1 prospect, has been in the major leagues for less than a week but Red Sox star Alex Bregman has seen enough. “I think he’s gonna be one of the best hitters in all of baseball,” Bregman said before Boston’s 2-1 walkoff win in 10 innings over the Yankees on Saturday.

The veteran infielder said he's running at about 50 percent full speed, and doesn't think he'll need a minor league rehab assignment.

Alex Bregman could be back much sooner than the Red Sox initially thought when their star third baseman went down with a quad strain in Game 1 of a May 23 doubleheader. His latest ultrasound was promising,