Overview
- Manager Alex Cora told WEEI on Tuesday that the dance fans see at second base started with a TikTok by one of his players.
- Online clips point to 21-year-old outfielder Roman Anthony’s old video set to Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed,” which matches the moves.
- The routine features players placing both hands on their head toward the dugout, with some adding a short dance or a finger wag.
- Cora said he first noticed it during the series in Cincinnati and that the team embraced it that night at the hotel.
- He cast the trend as part of relationship building on a young roster that opened slowly but is learning and getting better.