Boston Red Sox rookie Roman Anthony has been drawing lots of impressive comparisons lately , from New York Mets star Juan Soto to Red Sox legend Ted Williams. On Tuesday, he joined several lists with New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge.
Anthony paced Boston’s 14-1 rout of the Houston Astros from the leadoff spot, going 1-for-2 with a solo homer, four runs, four walks and a stolen base. According to OptaSTATS , he became the first leadoff hitter in the Live Ball Era (since 1920) to have a game with at least one home run, four walks and four runs.
Meanwhile in the Bronx, the Yankees pounded the Minnesota Twins 9-1. Judge had a similar stat line for New York, going 1-for-2 with a solo homer, two runs, three walks and a steal.
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