Kristian Campbell continues one of the most impressive stretches any Boston Red Sox player has had in their first days as a major leaguer. The infielder accomplished a feat that no Red Sox player had achieved since 2017—and it might get even better.
The 22-year-old is the first Red Sox player to reach base safely in his first 9 career games since Rafael Devers did it in 2017. If he reaches safely in Sunday’s game, he will become the first Red Sox player to reach safely in his first 10 career games since Daniel Nava in 2010.
“The word to describe (Campbell) around camp — from where I sit, anyway, as someone who’s not in the clubhouse each and every day — is humility,” Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said to NESN. “And that’s probably life’s greatest achievement. So, congratulations.”
Kristian Campbell has recorded a hit in at least 7 of his first 8 career games. He has already hit the first two home runs of his career and secured an 8-year, $60 million contract. He’s also showcasing his versatility by playing second base, left field, and now, adding center field to his rotation.
“I just thought about it [Friday] after the game», manager Alex Cora said to MassLive.com. «You start spending time in the office to chill. I called K.C. and said, ‘Hey man, where do you feel more comfortable, center or left?’ He said center field. I said, ‘Shoot, we could have solved this a month ago.‘”
Cora said that Kristian Campbell will play center field once a week, while Jarren Duran will move to left field when the Red Sox’s new sensation gets time in center.
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“Just watching Jarren playing left field yesterday, he’s a monster out there.», Cora said to MassLive.com. «He’s really good. Campbell played a lot of center field last year, more than 20 games. He’s comfortable with it. I don’t know why during spring training we had this crazy idea of playing him in left field when he played center last year.
