Rafaela is dealing with a back injury.

When Ceddanne Rafaela hit his dramatic walk-off home run against the Rays on July 11 and gave the Red Sox their eighth straight win, it was a signature moment for the blossoming 24-year-old. The former top prospect struggled in his first two seasons from 2023-24,

Long before Ceddanne Rafaela became one of baseball’s premier defensive center fielders, he was an unheralded 17-year-old prospect playing third base for the Red Sox’ Dominican Summer League team. That’s where, in 2018, Rafaela adopted a new pre ...

Ceddanne Rafaela homered twice for his first multi-homer game and drove in five runs, Tanner Houck had a solid start and the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Friday night.Houck (5-5) went seven innings, giving up one run on three hits and two ...

Centerfielder Ceddanne Rafaela has been phenomenal with the glove and the bat for the Boston Red Sox this season. So, it caught a lot of people off guard when he was out of the lineup on Monday night. Now, Alex Speier reports that this was due to an injury ...

April 10: The Red Sox have announced Rafaela’s extension. It’s an eight-year deal covering the 2024-31 seasons and also contains a previously unreported club option for a ninth season in 2032. Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports the annual breakdown.