Ceddanne Rafaela

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Sitting Sunday

  Rotowire Sep 8, 2024

  Rafaela is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. Rafaela will begin Sunday's contest in the dugout after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Saturday's 7-5 win over the White Sox. Enmanuel Valdez will start at second base and bat ninth against White Sox right-hander Chris Flexen.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Starts in center field

  Rotowire Sep 8, 2024

  Rafaela started in center field and went 0-for-4 in Saturday's 7-5 win over the White Sox. The return of shortstop Trevor Story was initially expected to move Rafaela to second base, but Red Sox manager Alex Cora put him in the outfield. Rafaela is fighting it right now and is 5-for-40 (.125) over the last 12 games.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Will move to second base

  Rotowire Sep 7, 2024

  Rafaela is expected to move to second base Saturday, when shortstop Trevor Story (shoulder) will be activated off the 60-day injured list, MLB.com reports. Second base has been a revolving door all season for the Red Sox, whose second basemen have combined for league lows in batting average (.196) and OPS (.535). The position had been designated for Vaughn Grissom, but his injuries, setbacks and performance in the minors prevented that plan from being executed. Rafaela, whose two-run home run was the winning blow Friday, has slumped of late, going 5-for-36 (.139) with 14 strikeouts over the last 11 contests.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Provides winning knock

  Rotowire Aug 31, 2024

  Rafaela went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Tigers. Boston's bullpen blew another late-game lead, but the Red Sox were rescued by Rafaela, who launched a two-run homer in the 10th inning. The home run was the 14th for Rafaela after he went 24 games without a long ball.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Delivers run in loss

  Rotowire Aug 19, 2024

  Rafaela went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Orioles. Rafaela delivered Boston's first run with an eighth-inning single. The Red Sox had been 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position at that point. Rafaela is batting .321 (34-of-106) in 28 games since the All-Star break but has just two extra-base hits and seven RBI over that same stretch.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Pops homer in win

  Rotowire Aug 3, 2024

  Rafaela went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 11-6 win over Texas. Rafaela stretched Boston's lead to 9-3 with a two-run homer in the sixth inning. It was his 13th home run, and he's chipped in 57 RBI as the team's nine-hole hitter. Rafaela has hit safely in 12 of 13 games coming out of the All-Star break, going 17-for-52 (.327).

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Momentum-shifting homer

  Rotowire Jul 27, 2024

  Rafaela went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 9-7 win over the Yankees. In a back-and-forth affair, Rafaela launched a momentum-shifting, two-run homer in the seventh inning before Boston plated three more in the next frame. The home run re-energized Fenway Park, which had just seen Aaron Judge hit a missile, measuring 470 feet off the back wall in center field. It was the 12th home run of the season for Rafaela, who is 9-for-29 (.310) with a home run, three RBI, three steals and five runs in seven games since returning from the All-Star break.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Finishes off Yankees

  Rotowire Jul 6, 2024

  Rafaela went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 5-3 extra-inning win over the Yankees. Rafaela put the final touch on the Yankees, as the Red Sox hit two-run home runs in the ninth and 10th innings to steal a win at Yankee Stadium. It was the 10th homer for Rafaela, whose slow start to the season is in the past. The young outfielder/shortstop is batting .348/.375/.522 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs, 16 RBI and three steals over the last 24 games.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Hitting bench Wednesday

  Rotowire Jun 26, 2024

  Rafaela is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays. Rafaela has followed a hot stretch to begin June with a slump, having picked up only one hit over his previous five contests. With Rafaela on the bench Wednesday, Jarren Duran will patrol center field and David Hamilton will start at shortstop.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Sizzling bat continues in win

  Rotowire Jun 19, 2024

  Rafaela went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Toronto. Rafaela drove in the game-winning run with an eighth-inning single. The rookie's bat continues to sizzle; Rafaela has hit safely in seven consecutive games, including multiple hits in six of those contests. He's 16-for-26 (.615) with three doubles, a home run, two steals, four RBI and six runs scored during the streak.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Four hits, four RBI in win

  Rotowire Jun 7, 2024

  Rafaela went 4-for-6 with four RBI and one run scored in Thursday's 14-2 win over the White Sox. Rafaela entered Thursday 0-for-10 across his last three games before enjoying a breakout performance. While all four of his hits were singles, three of them led to more runs on the board for the Red Sox. The 23-year-old is slashing a meager .215/.243/.374 through 62 contests, but he's batting .276 (16-for-58) over his last 16 games. Rafaela has added seven home runs, 37 RBI, 29 runs scored and eight stolen bases this season.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Goes yard twice in win

  Rotowire Jun 1, 2024

  Rafaela went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's 7-3 win over the Tigers. Per Ian Browne of MLB.com, Rafaela has made some tweaks to his swing mechanics in an attempt to get going at the plate, and the adjustments seem to be paying off. The 23-year-old put together his first career multi-homer game by launching a three-run shot off Kenta Maeda in the fourth inning before tagging Joey Wentz for a two-run blast in the sixth that just cleared the Green Monster. Over the last 11 games, Rafaela is batting .289 (11-for-38) with three homers, two steals, nine runs and 10 RBI.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Not starting Thursday

  Rotowire May 30, 2024

  Rafaela isn't in Boston's lineup for Thursday's game against Detroit, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. Rafaela went 0-for-4 during Wednesday's loss to Baltimore, putting an end to his four-game hit streak. He'll take a seat versus Jack Flaherty and the Tigers while Rob Refsnyder starts in the outfield, moving Connor Wong into the DH role and allowing Reese McGuire to start behind the plate.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Making adjustments

  Rotowire May 30, 2024

  The Red Sox advised Rafaela to hold his hands lower in his stance, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports. He went 0-for-4 in Wednesday's loss to Baltimore and is batting .206 with a 25.7 strikeout percentage. The goal of the hands adjustment is to cut down on all the movement needed to catch up to fastballs. "Be on time," Boston manager Alex Cora said. "We've been talking about it, showing him examples. It happens that we're here, too, [in Baltimore] and can use [the Orioles] as an example of how short they are to the ball and how they use their hands." Rafaela's been inconsistent overall but has hit better recently, going 9-for-33 (.273) over the last nine games while batting safely in seven of those contests.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Climbs above .200 again

  Rotowire May 27, 2024

  Rafaela went 2-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Brewers. Rafaela's eighth-inning double put him in position to score the winning run. He has multiple hits in two straight games and has gone 7-for-22 (.318) over the last six. That's pushed his batting average to .208, the third time he's climbed above the Mendoza Line this season. Rafaela is a bit of conundrum. He leads the Red Sox in RBI (28) and is fifth in extra-base hits (16), but he's not exactly a good hitter. Boston manager Alex Cora told Alex Speier of The Boston Globe that Rafaela has "big moves" in his swing as he tries to hit for power -- how he loads the swing, the leg kick and the swing itself. For long-term success, Cora believes Rafaela needs to shorten his swing.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Gets break Friday

  Rotowire May 17, 2024

  Rafaela is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals. Rafaela will get a break as Boston kicks off its series against the Cardinals. The second-year major leaguer opened the campaign as the Red Sox's primary center fielder but has mostly played shortstop over the past month. The lineup absence marks his first time on the bench since April 11.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Swats fourth homer Tuesday

  Rotowire May 15, 2024

  Rafaela went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-innings win over the Rays. It was a roller coaster night for the 23-year-old. Rafaela gave Boston a 3-1 lead in the fifth inning by taking Aaron Civale deep for his fourth long ball of the year, but his throwing error in the top of the 11th nearly gave Tampa Bay the win. The Red Sox were able to tie the game back up in the bottom of the frame, though, in part thanks to Rafaela's sacrifice bunt, before winning it in the 12th. Rafaela has collected a hit in 10 of 12 contests in May, batting .275 (11-for-40) on the month with two doubles and two homers, but his 1:11 BB:K is a warning sign that his numbers could swoon quickly as they did in April (.515 OPS in 26 games.)

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Drives in two

  Rotowire May 12, 2024

  Rafaela went 1-for-3 with a two-RBI double during Sunday's 3-2 win over Washington. Rafaela scored Garrett Cooper and Vaughn Grissom in the second inning, notching a double off MacKenzie Gore. Rafaela has generated at least one hit in 11 of his last 13 games, batting .326 with 12 RBI and six runs scored during that stretch.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Plates seven in monster game

  Rotowire Apr 27, 2024

  Rafaela went 4-for-4 with a home run and seven RBI in Saturday's 17-0 victory over the Cubs. There were big numbers throughout the Red Sox' lineup in this laugher, but Rafaela takes top billing. His home run came in the seventh inning off reliever Colten Brewer, and he also had a pair of doubles, one of which that cleared the bases in the fifth inning. As if that wasn't enough, Rafaela also stole his fourth base of the season and scored three runs. The 23-year-old had just 14 hits all season coming into Saturday's action, along with a 26.8 percent strikeout rate. While Saturday's performance was a peak at Rafaela's upside, he'll likely remain a volatile fantasy play.

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• Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Declared everyday shortstop

  Rotowire Apr 25, 2024

  Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Thursday that Rafaela is viewed as the team's everyday shortstop at this point, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. Cora has said as much through his actions -- Rafaela will make his sixth straight start at shortstop Thursday versus the Guardians -- and now the skipper has confirmed it with his words. Rafaela has received high marks for his defense both at shortstop and in center field, and using him at shortstop with Trevor Story (shoulder) out for the season helps address the Red Sox's logjam in the outfield. With Rafaela settling in at shortstop, Wilyer Abreu has become an everyday player in the outfield, making 10 straight starts.

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