by Xander Bogaerts is now concentrating on making the San Diego Padres a serious contender for the World Series.
However, the 2018 World Series champion and veteran Red Sox shortstop is the most recent in a long line of major leaguers to fall in love with Boston rookie sensation Roman Anthony this season.
You hear a lot of things about him, such as how mature he is. “That’s definitely a lot of credit to him,” Bogaerts said of Anthony in an interview with Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald.Roman is excellent, dude. He is quite talented. He is authentic.
Since joining Boston in June, Anthony, who turned 21 on May 13, has lived up to the hype.
Anthony is hitting going into Monday’s game against the Astros.282 in 51 games with two home runs, 16 doubles, and 20 RBI.
Bogaerts has found Anthony’s excellent plate discipline to be the most remarkable component of his game thus far. With Boston, Anthony presently has an on-base percentage of.395.
“I’ll be honest,” Bogaerts told Starr, “I don’t think I would have been playing that well if I had been put out there to play every day.” I mean, I was still young and had good plate discipline, swinging at a lot of things. He appears more put together.
He is stronger and larger. This is what you expect of him in two or three years, which I did not anticipate. But he’s different from the start. A.400 on-base percentage at one point. Are you joking? At age 21, who the devil is doing that?
Anthony wanted to meet the four-time All-Star during the Red Sox’s three-game series against San Diego, even though they did not cross paths during Bogaerts’ ten-year career in Boston from 2013 to 22.
Given that both players were formerly blue-chip prospects who achieved instant success in the major leagues, Anthony sees many connections between Bogaerts and his own Boston experience.
Anthony told Starr, “I’ve seen him have an incredible career and he still kills it.” It will be exciting to perhaps go and [speak] with him and sort of relate to him since he had a significant impact in [Boston] for a fair amount of time.
The first two months [of my career] have been enjoyable, Anthony continued, “just watching guys like him, guys I grew up watching, and being able to kind of connect with them on the field, talk with them, and relate.”
Since 2023, Conor Ryan has worked as a staff writer for Boston.com, covering the Boston Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox.
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