J.P. Long

Taking a step away from baseball today. I’d like to share a personal story, to help bring awareness to National Suicide Prevention Week. jplong.substack.com/p/its-all-a-li…

Most recent players to reach base 4+ times on Opening Day at the age of 21 or younger: 2026 ROMAN ANTHONY 2004 Joe Mauer 1990 Ken Griffey Jr. 1990 Delino DeShields 1989 Roberto Alomar 1975 Gary Carter

Red Sox with 3+ hits on Opening Day at the age of 21 or younger: 1937 Bobby Doerr 1965 Tony Conigliaro 2026 Roman Anthony

Youngest Red Sox with multiple hits on Opening Day: 1937 Bobby Doerr (19 years, 13 days) 1938 Bobby Doerr (20 y, 11 d) 1965 Tony Conigliaro (20 y, 95 d) 1973 Dwight Evans (21 y, 154 d) 1940 Ted Williams (21 y, 230 d) 2026 ROMAN ANTHONY (21 y, 317 d)

Roman Anthony is the youngest player ever to reach base in the Red Sox’ first plate appearance of a season.

Roman Anthony will be the 4th-youngest Opening Day leadoff hitter in Red Sox history. 1937 Bobby Doerr (19 years, 13 days) 1954 Billy Consolo (19 years, 238 days) 1965 Rico Petrocelli (21 years, 289 days) 2026 ROMAN ANTHONY (21 years, 317 days)

The Red Sox are the only team in Postseason history to go 9-1 or better over a 10-game stretch against the Yankees. They are also the only team ever to win 5 consecutive road playoff games vs. the Yankees. W 6-4 W 5-4 @ W 4-2 @ W 10-3 W 5-4 L 2-6 @ W 16-1 @ W 4-3 W 6-2 @ W 3-1

Masataka Yoshida is the first pinch hitter in Red Sox postseason history to turn a deficit into a lead.

The 2025 Red Sox are only the 11th team ever to feature 3 players with 15+ HR and 20+ steals (Story, Rafaela, Duran). 2025 BOS 2025 CHC 2023 TB 2009 PHI 2001 NYY 1999 HOU 1996 HOU 1995 CIN 1993 TOR 1988 NYM 1985 TOR

The Red Sox lead MLB with 12 walk-off wins, tied for 2nd most in franchise history: 13 (1940) 12 (1961, 2025)

Jarren Duran is the first player in MLB history to record multiple seasons with 40+ doubles, 10+ triples, 15+ HR, and 20+ stolen bases.

Jarren Duran is only the 10th Red Sox player to record 150+ extra-base hits over a 2-year span: Jarren Duran Ted Williams Jimmie Foxx Jim Rice David Ortiz Manny Ramirez Nomar Garciaparra J.D. Martinez Xander Bogaerts Mookie Betts

Trevor Story is the first player since Barry Bonds in 1997 with 25+ HR, 30+ steals, and 90+ RBI in their age-32 season or older: Trevor Story 2025 Barry Bonds 1997 Dante Bichette 1996 Bobby Bonds 1978 Joe Morgan 1976 Ken Williams 1922

Thank you to the @redsox for hosting us last night, and to @TomCaron @WillFlemming @MikeMonaco_ @JuniorPepen for talking about suicide prevention and mental health. Every conversation counts @SamaritansHope

Looking for volunteer opportunities? Join us in Boston on Saturday, 9/27, for our 27th Annual 5K Run/Walk for Suicide Prevention: tfaforms.com/5185395

This is the first time the Red Sox have ever featured 3 players with 15+ HR and 15+ steals. Trevor Story Ceddanne Rafaela Jarren Duran

This is only the 2nd time since 1915 the Red Sox have had 3 players steal 20+ bases. 2008: Coco Crisp Jacoby Ellsbury Dustin Pedroia 2025: Jarren Duran David Hamilton Trevor Story (And Ceddanne Rafaela has 19 SB.)

Only 3 AL players have ever reached base 115+ times with 8+ HR in their first 67 career games, all before turning 22: Ted Williams Joe DiMaggio Roman Anthony

Players with 25+ extra-base hits and a .400+ OBP through 66 career games, all before turning 22: Roman Anthony Albert Pujols Juan Soto HOF Ted Williams HOF Stan Musial HOF Frank Robinson HOF Willie McCovey

Most recent Red Sox in a single season to hit multiple HR that turned a deficit into a lead in the 9th inning or later: Ceddanne Rafaela 2025 David Ortiz 2006 Dwight Evans 1990 Ted Williams 1958

Red Sox with more than 20 HR, more than 20 SB, and more than 80 RBI in a season: Trevor Story 2025 Mookie Betts 2016, ‘17 Dustin Pedroia 2011 Jacoby Ellsbury 2011 Nomar Garciaparra 1997 Carl Yastrzemski 1970 Jackie Jensen 1954