The Boston Red Sox are in the driver's seat for a playoff berth in 2024 and rookie Ceddanne Rafaela is a huge reason why.
The Boston Red Sox enter play on Friday at 53-42 on the season. That record is good enough to have them in sole possession of third place in the American League Wild Card positioning. Furthermore, they are now just 4.5 games back of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East race.
One of the main reasons for the Sox' success this year has been speedy utility player Ceddanne Rafaela. Entering the season as one of the top prospects in all of baseball, Rafaela has played shortstop and the outfield for this roster, helping create roster flexibility and helping the team to stomach the loss of Trevor Story, who is out for the season.
An evolving offensive player, he's also one of just five rookies in baseball history to put up this set of numbers before the All-Star break. Ceddanne Rafaela is only the 5th rookie ever with 10+ HR, 10+ steals, and 50+ RBI at the All-Star break:Ceddanne Rafaela is only the 5th rookie ever with 10+ HR, 10+ steals, and 50+ RBI at the All-Star break:For a solid portion of the season, Rafaela actually led the Red Sox in RBI. Rafael Devers has surpassed him as the team leader but Rafaela has been doing major damage from the bottom of the order.will kick off the second half on Friday night with a series at the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers.
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