Roman Anthony sets another Red Sox record with leadoff home run

According to MLB stats guru Sarah Langs, Anthony is the youngest participant in Pink Sox franchise historical past with a leadoff residence run at 21 years and 104 days previous.

The promising outfielder surpassed the report beforehand set by Corridor of Famer Bobby Doerr — who slugged a leadoff residence run at 21 years and 116 days previous on August 1, 1939. 

Anthony – who has displayed a grounded, even-keeled method since arriving within the large leagues in June — had an unsurprising response when knowledgeable of his newest record-breaking effort in Baltimore.

“It’s fairly cool,” Anthony stated after Boston’s 4-3 comeback win over the Orioles. “It’s good. I like that. Candy. Thanks for letting me know, however no, that’s nice.”

Anthony – who has already matched different Pink Sox legends like Ted Williams when it comes to his impressive production at the plate at such a young age — recorded two hits and scored two runs in Boston’s fourth win in 5 days. 

The previous high prospect in baseball is now batting .283 with a .396 on-base proportion to associate with six residence runs, 18 doubles, 28 RBIs and 44 runs throughout 63 video games. 

After slugging two residence runs over his first 50 video games with Boston, Anthony now has 4 homers over his final 13 outings. 

“I don’t ever actually take into consideration my age or something after I’m right here,” Anthony stated of his sturdy play thus far, per Tim Healey of The Boston Globe. “I don’t essentially really feel younger. The fellows will let me know. However I believe we obtained a bunch of younger guys and a great mixture of veteran guys and youthful guys. So all of us really feel like we’re the identical age, a bunch of men having enjoyable once we come to the park.”

 

Conor Ryan is a workers author overlaying the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Pink Sox for Boston.com, a job he has held since 2023.