Roman Anthony continues to impress.
The Boston Red Sox rookie phenom, the former No. 1 prospect in all of baseball, keeps doing things that no one, or very few players, have done before.
The latest is this, via OptaStats:
"Roman Anthony has 10 runs, 7 walks, 2 home runs and 2 stolen bases over his last five games. Since 1901, no other MLB rookie has reached those marks over a five-game span."
It's always great to put yourself on a list of positive accomplishments that no one has ever been on before.
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Anthony, 21, has already been given the $130 million extension by Boston. He's set up to be the face of the franchise for years to come.
It took him only a very short cold spell at the start of his MLB career to adjust to the highest level, and now he looks totally at ease.
Overall, Anthony is hitting .281 with a great eye that gives him a .405 on-base percentage.
Anthony's OPS is .848, and his OPS+ is 137, already 37 percent better than league average.
Across 55 games, the lefty swinger has 17 doubles, a triple, four home runs, 23 RBI, 37 runs scored and four stolen bases in five attempts.
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There really isn't anything he can't do on a baseball field. It's been such an impressive debut campaign, and it's part of the reason the Red Sox have surged firmly into the playoff picture.
Anthony is the DH sometimes, because Boston has so many outfielders, but he'll settle into a corner spot long term and be a fan favorite for the Red Sox for a long time.
This is just the beginning, and it's already historic.
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