Philadelphia Phillies minor league players

Keaton Michael Anthony (born June 24, 2001) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Anthony attended Mill Creek High School in Hoschton, Georgia. After graduating, he played college baseball at the University of Iowa, where he mostly played rightfield, designated hitter, and pitcher. Anthony missed most of the 2021 season with a hamstring injury, but was a regular with the Hawkeyes in 2022, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors. He was once again productive in 2023, but his career was put in jeopardy when he was implicated in a gambling probe regarding student athletes at Iowa and Iowa State University. Anthony was later amongst the defendants to file a counter-suit over unlawful search processes. He ended up missing the final 17 games of Iowa's season, his college career effectively over. In 2023, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Considered a likely mid-round selection going into the 2023 MLB Draft, Anthony instead went unselected, something he believed was directly linked to the gambling probe. He eventually was able to land a professional contract, signing as an undrafted free agent on July 11, 2023 with the Philadelphia Phillies, who immediately moved him to first base. He split the remainder of the year between the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Phillies and the Single-A Clearwater Threshers, hitting .302 over 23 contests. Anthony returned to Clearwater to start the 2024 season, and was promoted to the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws on July 25, before earning another promotion on September 6, this time to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils. Following the season, he won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award was the best defensive firstbaseman in Minor League Baseball for the year. Back at Double-A to start the 2025 season, Anthony continued to hit. As part of his hot start, he slashed .385/.442/.603 during the month of May, earning system Player of the Month honors. Anthony was promoted to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs in June 2025.

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