Rafaela (hamstring) will start in center field and bat second in Tuesday's game versus the Royals. Rafaela didn't start Monday's series opener because of some mild hamstring tightness, but he entered that game as a defensive replacement and has returned to the lineup Tuesday. The Gold Glove center fielder has a .918 OPS in May.
Ceddanne Rafaela: Everything you need to know
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Ceddanne Rafaela Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24L 15-6210000001050003/23L 9-6423200110030063/22W 6-3301001000020033/20L 2-0302200000030023/19W 4-2201100021010013/17W 4-3210000001061003/15W 7-2311100000041013/14L 10-1300000000060002/28W 13-8121100011021012/27L 15-8211000120030042/25W 5-3411010000030022/24L 16-7211000110010042/22W 11-10201010020020022/21W 7-220000000016100
Preseason Totals 3510137213941474026 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/22L 8-6400000001030005/20W 4-3411010000060025/19W 7-1522110000070035/18W 3-1000000000000005/17L 8-1301100001030015/16L 1-0000000000000005/152-2201010001041125/14L 3-1300000000120005/13W 3-1111000120020045/12L 2-1401100010040015/10L 4-1400000000050005/8W 2-0412100110020055/7L 8-4401100010060015/6W 4-0210000002041005/5W 10-3523200140050065/4W 5-4502200000030025/3L 3-1400000000150005/2L 6-3401100000061015/10-0000000000010004/29L 8-1400000000040004/27W 5-0401100000080014/26W 5-3412011010030054/25W 17-1523201011060154/24L 10-3400000010020004/23L 4-2400000000050004/22L 4-14000000000100004/21L 3-0200000000000004/20W 8-6211100020020014/19L 6-2401010000070024/18L 4-1401010000040024/17W 1-0300000001020104/15W 9-5321100001130014/13L 13-6401100000060014/12W 9-3310000000130004/11W 7-1311100010120014/10L 3-2301010000030024/8W 5-0312200001030024/7W 3-2201100001010014/6L 8-6411100010040014/5L 8-6000000000000004/4L 3-2312200000070124/3W 5-2301100010060014/1L 6-4300000000140003/31L 1-0000000000000003/30L 8-1300000000040003/29L 3-2100000000010003/28L 6-5511100000090013/26W 3-040220001005002
Regular Season Totals 149203927723181061823459
Ceddanne Rafaela Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 419450.280318211634690.348Home 29190.25715205212270.321Away 210260.29916626422420.371Night 413260.27417507222430.337Day 06190.28814324412260.365March 1240.250300000070.250April 08210.26615426403290.348May 39200.30313405231330.370Opponent vs NYY 0 0 1 0.091 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.167 vs MIN 0 0 2 0.182 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0.357 vs KC 0 0 3 0.333 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.333 vs SD 0 1 3 0.500 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.500 vs STL 0 1 2 0.222 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.364 vs MIL 0 1 4 0.444 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.545 vs CIN 0 1 3 0.300 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.300 vs DET 1 6 8 0.320 5 2 0 3 0 1 1 13 0.393 vs ATL 0 0 4 0.400 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 0.500 vs TB 1 2 4 0.333 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.333 vs HOU 1 1 3 0.150 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0.227 vs PHI 1 3 2 0.250 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.333 vs BAL 0 3 5 0.385 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 10 0.429 vs TOR 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 Venue @ Detroit 1 4 5 0.417 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 8 0.500 @ Boston 2 9 19 0.257 15 2 0 5 2 1 2 27 0.321 @ St. Louis 0 1 2 0.222 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.364 @ Minnesota 0 0 2 0.286 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.444 @ Cincinnati 0 1 3 0.300 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.300 @ Baltimore 0 3 5 0.385 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 10 0.429 @ Toronto 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 @ Atlanta 0 0 4 0.400 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 0.500 @ Kansas City 0 0 3 0.333 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.333 @ Houston 1 1 1 0.111 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.200
Ceddanne Rafaela Player Profile
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Ceddanne Rafaela: Breaking News
Out Monday with tight hammy
Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said that Rafaela is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals due to "a little bit of tightness in his hamstring," Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. Rafaela is experiencing some discomfort in his leg after a busy weekend in Atlanta both on the bases and in the outfield, but the Red Sox aren't concerned about their everyday center fielder requiring a stint on the injured list. Tracy said that Rafaela will receive treatment Monday, and the expectation is that the 25-year-old will be back in the lineup Tuesday. Jarren Duran will slide over from his usual spot in left field to cover center field in the series opener in Kansas City.
Aggressive on basepaths
Rafaela went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a stolen base and was caught stealing in Friday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to Atlanta. Rafaela was one of three Red Sox players to be thrown out on the basepaths when he was caught attempting to steal third base after a leadoff double in the fifth inning. It appears being aggressive was a plan for interim manager Chad Tracy, who also watched Jarren Duran get picked off and Mickey Gasper gunned down by several steps while attempting to swipe second base. Rafaela, who stole 20 bases in 2025, now has three steals and been caught four times. For a player that sits in the 90th percentile in sprint speed, Rafaela hasn't helped the Red Sox much when attempting to steal during his four MLB seasons; he has successfully stolen a base on 69.2 percent of his career attempts (45 of 65).