{"id":40831,"date":"2025-04-14T02:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T02:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40831"},"modified":"2025-04-14T02:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T02:44:00","slug":"roman-anthony-hypes-up-red-sox-rookie-kristian-campbell-in-exclusive-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40831","title":{"rendered":"Roman Anthony hypes up Red Sox rookie Kristian Campbell in exclusive interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"MLB Monterrey Series: Boston Red Sox v Sultanes de Monterrey\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_5500,h_3093\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jr0rxzhyry0dk9pwjq.jpg\" alt=\"MLB Monterrey Series: Boston Red Sox v Sultanes de Monterrey\" width=\"5500\" height=\"3093\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"MLB Monterrey Series: Boston Red Sox v Sultanes de Monterrey\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">MLB Monterrey Series: Boston Red Sox v Sultanes de Monterrey | Maddie Malhotra\/Boston Red Sox\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Boston Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony couldn&#8217;t wait for\u00a0the\u00a0first pitch to do something good\u00a0on March 30.\u00a0The outfielder assisted me in getting some baseballs to two children with Down syndrome before the game, and it&#8217;s just another reason to love him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Anthony was also ready to\u00a0hit\u00a0baseballs. On the game&#8217;s first pitch, the left-handed hitter smoked a triple off a rehabbing Edward Cabrera. He\u00a0was thrown out\u00a0trying to stretch it into an inside-the-park home run.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">We&#8217;ve already seen fireworks from Anthony early in the 2025 season. What&#8217;s on his mind, though? We caught up with the top prospect in baseball to find out.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony shares some spring training and early season thoughts<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>Q:\u00a0We&#8217;re going to\u00a0start\u00a0all the way\u00a0back at the Spring Breakout game. Could you hear the fans\u00a0<\/strong><strong>screaming &#8220;overrated&#8221; before you hit the viral home run?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;Yeah, there weren&#8217;t many people there. It was a group of guys, and it was pretty easy to hear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>Q: Did you say anything?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;No, I didn&#8217;t say anything because I felt the homer spoke for itself. I don&#8217;t\u00a0really\u00a0give people like that any credit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>Q: How did you feel spring training went for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;It was great.\u00a0A lot of learning\u00a0and a\u00a0lot of veteran guys around, a lot of new faces.\u00a0Obviously\u00a0the additions we made this offseason,\u00a0signing a few guys who are winners.\u00a0I learned a lot from guys who have more experience than me.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;So\u00a0I would say\u00a0it was a new experience and a great time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>Q: Was there a veteran who you sponged off of?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;Trayce, right there\u00a0(points to Trayce Thompson). I would say Trayce. [Alex] Bregman\u00a0being\u00a0next to us in the clubhouse. He was great. In the outfield, like I just mentioned\u00a0Trayce, JD (Jarren Duran), Ref (Rob Refsnyder), and I can go down the list. [Walker] Buehler was great to me as well.\u00a0Really,\u00a0just anyone in there. They&#8217;re all great guys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>Q: You, Marcelo Mayer, and Kristian Campbell went on\u00a0what was essentially\u00a0a press tour for the Red Sox this offseason. What was it like to see him get called up? What was your immediate reaction?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;It was awesome. We found out on the plane on the way to Mexico. I was super excited for him. We&#8217;ve seen what he&#8217;s done already in a short time. It&#8217;s exciting. He&#8217;s an exciting player and a good buddy of ours. So, just happy for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>Q: Have you guys gotten to watch any of those games live?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;Yeah, I\u00a0got to watch\u00a0only one because we&#8217;ve been playing at similar times. I saw him during our game in Worcester. They had it on the scoreboard, and he doubled off deGrom. That was pretty cool. I got to watch that one live.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_7\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;Just\u00a0trying to keep up with it. We&#8217;re both in season now and both playing. But always keeping up with\u00a0him\u00a0and\u00a0always texting\u00a0him. He&#8217;s killing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>Q: Two-homer game on Sunday (March 30). How did that second one feel?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;Felt great. It felt better than the first one.\u00a0It felt great especially in\u00a0that weather, it was\u00a0cold.\u00a0Got\u00a0a few good pitches to hit and didn&#8217;t miss them. Felt great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><strong>Q: You and Marcelo Mayer are still here.\u00a0Have there been talks between you two about\u00a0the\u00a0plans\u00a0of\u00a0getting\u00a0to Boston?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">&#8220;Not really. I think we&#8217;re just present where we are right now. 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