Roman Anthony proved a quick study in his first MLB season.
The Boston Red Sox outfielder announced his arrival by batting .292/.396/.463 in 71 games. Anthony didn’t require much time to adjust to big league pitching, but the 21-year-old had to get accustomed to the daily grind.
Anthony discussed the lessons he learned this season during an interview on MLB Network’s “Hot Stove.”
“I think I just learned a lot about my everyday routine,” Anthony said on Friday, “You know, watching the veteran guys we have, the way that they go about their business, the guys who have stuck around and made such an impact on this game. I think that was the biggest part, to take care of myself on a day-to-day basis with the schedule and the travel.”
The American League Rookie of the Year finalist cited the challenges of changing time zones and playing games consecutively.
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“That was the hardest part for me, was getting adjusted to that schedule and learning what I needed to do in order to get my body ready to play,” Anthony said. “So, I think that was the most important part for me, just learning all that I needed to do and taking that into the offseason and applying that to next year.”
Anthony credited Trevor Story for showing him the ropes at his camp last offseason. He also benefited from having a locker next to Alex Bregman and Jarren Duran.
“All the veteran guys we had were so good to us young guys, and that’s why we meshed really well together,” Anthony said. “We had such a fun time as a team … We had such a great squad of guys, and it just made it fun to show up every day.”
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