According to J.P. Long, the former Red Sox director of communications and media relations, Anthony matched an 86-year-old franchise record once held by Ted Williams. Long noted that Anthony's 82 times on base through his first 50 games were equal to the amount of times Williams reached base in the same sample size to begin his career.

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Xander Bogaerts knows better than most what it’s like to walk a mile in Roman Anthony’s shoes, and his scouting report of the Red Sox rookie is a glowing one.