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Only 3 AL players have ever reached base 115+ times with 8+ HR in their first 67 career games, all before turning 22:
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Roman Anthony
Players with 25+ extra-base hits and a .400+ OBP through 66 career games, all before turning 22:
Roman Anthony
Albert Pujols
Juan Soto
HOF Ted Williams
HOF Stan Musial
HOF Frank Robinson
HOF Willie McCovey
Most recent Red Sox in a single season to hit multiple HR that turned a deficit into a lead in the 9th inning or later:
Ceddanne Rafaela 2025
David Ortiz 2006
Dwight Evans 1990
Ted Williams 1958
Red Sox with more than 20 HR, more than 20 SB, and more than 80 RBI in a season:
Trevor Story 2025
Mookie Betts 2016, ‘17
Dustin Pedroia 2011
Jacoby Ellsbury 2011
Nomar Garciaparra 1997
Carl Yastrzemski 1970
Jackie Jensen 1954
At 21 years and 104 days, Roman Anthony is the youngest player in Red Sox franchise history with a leadoff home run
Surpassed: 8/1/39 Bobby Doerr 21y 116d
h/t @EliasSports
At 21 years and 104 days, Roman Anthony is the youngest player in Red Sox franchise history with a leadoff home run
Surpassed: 8/1/39 Bobby Doerr 21y 116d
h/t @EliasSports
On June 6, the Red Sox fell to 30-35 with a 9-6 loss to the Yankees. Since then, they are 41-24 (.631) overall and 8-0 against the Yankees.
This is tied for the Sox’ 2nd-longest single-season win streak against the Yankees (14 in 1912 and 8 in 2009).
Trevor Story has recorded the 14th 20-HR/20-SB season in Red Sox history, the 3rd by a Sox shortstop (also John Valentin in 1995 and Nomar Garciaparra in 1997).
At 32 years old, Story is the oldest Red Sox player ever to record a 20/20 season.
Jarren Duran is the only Red Sox player ever to record at least 12 triples, 12 HR, and 20 stolen bases in a season. And he has now done it twice.
2024 - 21 HR, 14 3B, 34 SB
2025 - 12 HR, 12 3B, 20 SB
The Red Sox lead the Majors with 10 walk-off wins.
The only other seasons this century they had 10 or more were 2017 (10) and 2013 (11).
The single-season franchise record is 13 (1940).
Since 2000, most times on base in first 52 career games, all before turning 22:
91 Albert Pujols
89 ROMAN ANTHONY
88 Juan Soto
88 Jason Heyward
87 Fernando Tatis Jr.
At 21 years and 91 days old, Roman Anthony is the youngest player ever to do all of the following in a game:
- Reach base 5+ times
- Score 4+ runs
- Hit a home run
- Steal a base
The only others to do that before turning 22 are Hall of Famers Joe Morgan and Jimmie Foxx.
Most times on base in first 50 career games, all before turning 22 (Red Sox history):
82 Roman Anthony
82 Ted Williams
74 Mookie Betts
74 Rafael Devers
67 Faye Throneberry
66 Xander Bogaerts
64 Tony Conigliaro
59 Carl Yastrzemski
Since June 10, Garrett Crochet, Brayan Bello, and Lucas Giolito are a combined 20-5 with a 2.13 ERA (186.0 IP, 44 ER).
Giolito: 7-1, 2.03 ERA
Crochet: 7-0, 2.09 ERA
Bello: 6-4, 2.26 ERA
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