“From there on out it’s been a little bit of a blur,” Anthony said. “But it was amazing, you dream of that every single day, so to finally hear it, it was awesome.”

Prized rookie Roman Anthony hit his first major league home run for the Boston Red Sox in the first inning Monday night against the Seattle Mariners.

On the first day of the Red Sox’ brave new world, the baseball gods offered a downright poetic transition.