Roman Anthony has matched team records first set by Ted Williams and has quickly established himself as a poised hitter at 21. He debuted with Boston in June and reached base three times in his first game at Yankee Stadium: a fifth-inning walk, a sixth-inning RBI single that plated David Hamilton, and a ninth-inning two-run homer off Yerry De Los Santos that extended Boston's lead. Anthony celebrated his moonshot with a bat flip and circled the bases. He described feeling calmer and more controlled after settling in. Alex Cora compared his approach to Juan Soto, emphasizing plate discipline.
He's probably the most mature 21-year-old in baseball I've ever been around in my life.
It's exciting to be here,' Anthony said after Boston's 6-3 win over New York. 'I got to play them at home my first week and now that I'm settled in and through that first week - this time around I felt a little more calm, more controlled. ... It was awesome, quite the atmosphere. Especially for us. We know the rivalry. It was exciting.
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