Roman Anthony has continued to put himself in rare air in his first few months in the majors.
After reaching base three times in the Red Sox’ 7-5 win over the Marlins on Saturday, the rookie outfielder’s on-base percentage surpassed the .400 mark. He now has a .405 on-base percentage for the season.
That mark would be the third-best in baseball if Anthony had enough plate appearances to qualify. Only Yankees superstar Aaron Judge (.445) and Dodgers catcher Will Smith (.413) have been better at getting on-base this season.
Unfortunately for Anthony, he almost certainly won’t get enough plate appearances to qualify for the league in stats like on-base percentage, slugging percentage, or OPS because of his June call-up.