Xander Bogaerts praises Roman Anthony: ‘He’s the real deal’

Xander Bogaerts is now specializing in pushing the San Diego Padres over the hump as a high World Sequence contender.

However, the longtime Pink Sox shortstop and 2018 World Sequence champion is the most recent in an extended line of big-leaguers who’ve develop into smitten with Boston rookie standout Roman Anthony this season. 

“You hear rather a lot about him, like ‘He’s so mature’ and stuff like that. That’s lots of credit score to him, for positive,” Bogaerts said of Anthony in a conversation with the Boston Herald’s Gabrielle Starr. “Roman’s actually good, man. He’s actually good. He’s the true deal.”

Anthony, who turned 21 years previous on Might 13, has been as marketed since becoming a member of Boston in June. 

Coming into Monday’s sport in opposition to the Astros, Anthony is batting .282 with two house runs, 16 doubles, and 20 RBI over 51 video games. 

For Bogaerts, essentially the most spectacular side of Anthony’s sport thus far has been his refined plate self-discipline. Anthony is presently sporting a .395 on-base proportion with Boston. 

“I’m gonna be sincere, what he’s doing at 21, if I used to be thrown on the market to play each day I don’t assume I’d have been enjoying that good,” Bogaerts advised Starr. “I imply, my plate self-discipline, it was alright, nonetheless younger, swinging at lots of stuff. He appears extra polished. 

“He’s greater, he’s stronger. I didn’t anticipate him to be — that is what you anticipate of him in a while, two, three years from now. However proper out the gate, he’s totally different.“At one level, a .400 on-base proportion. You kidding me? Who the hell is doing that at 21? ”

Whereas Anthony and Bogaerts didn’t overlap throughout Bogaerts’ 10-year run in Boston from 2013-22, Anthony wished to satisfy with the four-time All-Star in the course of the Pink Sox’s three-game set in San Diego. 

For Anthony, there’s loads of ties between each Bogaerts and his personal expertise in Boston, provided that each gamers had been as soon as blue-chip prospects who’ve discovered instant success within the massive leagues. 

“He’s a man I’ve watched have a tremendous profession, and continues to simply kill it,” Anthony advised Starr. “He was a huge impact in [Boston] for an excellent chunk of time, so it is going to be thrilling to hopefully go and [talk] with him and type of relate to him in a way.

“It’s been enjoyable within the first two months [of my career] to simply take a look at guys like him, guys that I grew up watching and be capable to type of join with them on the sphere and speak with them and relate,” Anthony added.

 

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