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Roman Anthony sets another Red Sox record with leadoff home run against Orioles

Roman Anthony was at it again on Monday night.

The Red Sox’s star rookie opened Monday’s matchup against the Orioles with a bang —taking high fastball from Baltimore Orioles starter Tomoyuki Sugano and drilling into the right-field seats for a leadoff home run.

According to MLB stats guru Sarah Langs, Anthony is the youngest player in Red Sox franchise history with a leadoff home run at 21 years and 104 days old.

The promising outfielder surpassed the record previously set by Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr — who slugged a leadoff home run at 21 years and 116 days old on August 1, 1939.