Full name is Ceddanne Chipper Nicasio Marte Rafaela...His mother, Rechilena, was a big fan of Chipper Jones...First name is pronounced “say-DAHN”...Played in the 2012 Little League World Series for Curaçao...Participated in the Red Sox Rookie Development Program in Jan. 2023...The program included two daily workouts, seminars focused on assimilation into Major League life on and off the field, an RBI clinic with the Red Sox Foundation and a visit to Boston Children’s Hospital...Attended Red Sox Fenway Fest in Jan. 2025 and 2026, signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans.
2025
Made his second career Opening Day roster (also 2024)...Made 129 starts in center field and 19 at second base...His 19 starts at second base came in a span of 39 games from July 12-Aug. 28...Matched a career high with 35 multi-hit games (also 2024), third-most on the team behind Jarren Duran (39) and Trevor Story (48)...Recorded seven games with three-plus hits and one with four...Recorded a career-high 12-game hitting streak from July 2-19, batting .391 with a 1.252 OPS (18-for-46, 10 R, six 2B, five HR, 15 RBI, BB, two SB)...Over a 23-game span from June 20-July 19, hit .337 with a 1.093 OPS, 10 doubles, eight home runs and 22 RBI (29-for-86)...In that stretch, led MLB in doubles (tied, 10) and extra-base hits (18) while ranking third in SLG (.733), sixth in OPS (1.093) and tied for sixth in RBI (22)...His three go-ahead home runs in the ninth inning or later were tied for most in MLB with Shohei Ohtani, Nick Kurtz and William Contreras...Hit .271 with a .797 OPS in 92 games prior to the All-Star break (86-for-317, 37 XBH), compared to .218 with a .587 OPS in 64 games in the second half (50-for-229, 17 XBH)...Ranked in MLB’s 100th percentile in range (22 OAA) and fielding run value (22)...Also ranked in the 90th percentile or higher in arm strength (97th, 93.4 mph), sprint speed (92nd, 29.1 mph) and baserunning run value (92nd, 22)...Spring Training: 16 games, .316 batting average (12-for-38), .935 OPS, 10 runs, two doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI, six walks...Became the first Red Sox aged 25 or younger to start Opening Day at center field since Fred Lynn in 1975...Hit his first home run of the season on April 18 vs. CWS, snapping a 32-game (116 at-bat) homerless streak (began Sept. 6, 2024)...Went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, RBI double and a sacrifice fly on April 27 at CLE, recording his third career game with five-plus RBI (also five RBI on May 31, 2024 vs. DET and seven RBI on April 27, 2024 vs. CHC)...Hit .283 over an 18-game span from April 6-27 (17-for-60, 12 R, two 2B, 3B, two HR, 12 RBI, four BB, two HBP, five SB)...Began the season going 3-for-26 (.115 AVG; two BB) in his first eight games...Recorded four multi-hit games in six games played from May 4-10, batting .429 with a 1.169 OPS in that span (9-for-21, five R, four 2B, 3B, BB)...On May 14 at DET, combined with Wilyer Abreu for a 9-8 putout on a HR robbery in the seventh inning ...Homered in back-to-back games on June 2-3 vs. LAA, doing so for the second time in his career (also Sept. 12[G2]-14[G1], 2023 vs. NYY)...On June 4 vs. LAA, hit a walk-off two-run home run in the ninth inning to give BOS an 11-9 win...The home run had a projected distance of 308 feet, MLB’s shortest HR of the season at the time...It was also the shortest walk-off homer hit in MLB during the Statcast Era...During the Sox’ three-game series vs. LAA from June 2-4, went 6-for-14 (.429 AVG) with a double, three home runs and five RBI...Hit a home run in each of the three games, recording his first career three-game streak with a HR...Joined Jarren Duran (June 29-July 2, 2024; three games) and Rafael Devers (May 15-20, 2024; franchise-record six games) as the most recent Red Sox to do so...Hit safely in 14 of 15 games from May 27-June 10, batting .350 with a .991 OPS over that span (21-for-60, eight R, three 2B, four HR, seven RBI, four BB, three SB)...Homered for his third consecutive game on July 7 vs. COL, recording his second such streak of the season and his career (also June 2-4 vs. LAA)...On July 11 vs. TB, hit a walk-off two-run home run in the ninth inning to give BOS a 4-3 win and extend their winning streak to eight games...It was his second walk-off HR and RBI of the season and his career (also two-run HR in the ninth inning on June 4 vs. LAA)...From July 4-11, recorded a career-long seven-game streak with an RBI (13 total RBI)...It was the longest active RBI streak in MLB...Also scored at least one run in each of those seven games with an RBI...Became just the third Red Sox all-time at the age of 24 or younger to record a streak of seven or more games with a run scored and an RBI, joining Ted Williams (eight games in 1942) and Duffy Lewis (seven games in 1912)...Recorded a career-high 12-game hitting streak from July 2-19, batting .391 with a 1.252 OPS (18-for-46, 10 R, six 2B, five HR, 15 RBI, BB, two SB)...Over a 23-game span from June 20-July 19, hit .337 with a 1.093 OPS, 10 doubles, eight home runs and 22 RBI (29-for-86)...In that span, led MLB in doubles (tied, 10) and XBH (18) while ranking third in SLG (.733), sixth in OPS (1.093) and tied for sixth in RBI (22)...From May 27-Aug. 4, hit safely in 42 of 57 games, batting .305 with an .889 OPS in that span (64-for-210, 32 R, 15 2B, 3B, 12 HR, 32 RBI, seven BB, two HBP, SH, SF, eight SB)...Ranked seventh in the AL over that span in SLG (.557) and eighth in AVG (.305)...On Sept. 2 vs. CLE, hit a two-run single and a two-run homer, recording his sixth career game with four-plus RBI, second of the season (also April 27 at CLE; five RBI)...Tied a career high with four hits on Sept. 19 at TB...Doubled in the fourth inning, then singled in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings...Was his third career four-hit game (also April 27, 2024 vs. CHC and June 6, 2024 at CWS)...Hit a walk-off RBI triple in the ninth inning on Sept. 26 vs. DET...The win clinched a playoff berth for the Red Sox...Recorded his 20th stolen base of the year in the Red Sox’ final game of the season on Sept. 28 vs. DET, setting a career high (previous: 19 SB in 2024)...Joined Trevor Story (31), Jarren Duran (24) and David Hamilton (22) as the fourth Red Sox to reach 20 stolen bases, becoming the first set of four teammates to record 20+ steals for the club in a single season since 1912...Hit safely in eight of his final nine games, beginning Sept. 19, batting .424 with a 1.108 OPS in that span (14-for-33, six R, five 2B, 3B, three RBI, three BB).
2024
Named Red Sox Defensive Player of the Year by the BBWAA Boston chapter...Played in 152 of Boston’s 162 games, seventh-most by a rookie in Red Sox history...Became the first player since 1900 to play 60+ games in CF and 60+ games at SS...Made 72 starts in CF, 71 at SS and four at 2B...Also played seven innings at 3B and three in RF...Ranked T-3rd in MLB with 12 defensive runs saved in CF...Led AL rookies in RBI (75) and tied for the AL rookie lead in hits (134)...Also ranked fifth among AL rookies in Baseball-Reference WAR (see box on right)...Led MLB from the No. 9 spot in the lineup in hits (104), HR (13), XBH (36) and RBI (61)...In 17 PA with the bases loaded, batted .500 with a 1.217 OPS and 17 RBI (8-for-16, 3 2B, HBP)...Of the 61 players with 15+ PA with the bases loaded, ranked T-2nd in AVG...Boston went 14-0 in games that he hit a HR.
2023
Made his MLB debut in August...Played in 28 MLB games...Appeared defensively in CF (11 starts) and at SS (five starts) and 2B (one start)...Became the first Curaçaoan-born position player to play for the Red Sox and the second player overall (also Kenley Jansen)...Also played 108 games between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester, batting .302 with an .869 OPS, 31 2B, 20 HR and 36 SB...Was one of only six Minor Leaguers to hit at least .300 with 20+ HR and 20+ steals...Was named 2023 Red Sox Minor League Base Runner of the Year by the organization...Finished the season ranked as a Red Sox top prospect by Baseball America (No. 6) and MLB.com (No. 3)...Also ranked as a Top 100 prospect by MLB.com (No. 72).
2022
Selected by Baseball America as the Red Sox’ Minor League Player of the Year. Named Red Sox Minor League Player of the Year by the Boston Baseball Writers. Named Double-A Portland’s Defensive Player of the Year. Honored by the Red Sox as the organization’s Minor League Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Named to the 2022 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium. Split the season between High-A Greenville (45 G) and Double-A Portland (71 G), his Double-A debut...Hit .299 (144-for-481) with an .880 OPS, 82 runs, 32 2B, 10 3B, 21 HR, 86 RBI, and 28 SB. Was the only minor leaguer with 30+ 2B, 10+ 3B, and 20+ HR...Ranked among Minor Leaguers in triples (T-4th, 10), XBH (T-14th, 63), and total bases (T-16th, 259). Led Red Sox full-season Minor Leaguers in AVG (.299), hits (144), XBH (63), total bases (259), triples (tied, 10) and RBI (tied, 86). Recorded 44 multi-hit games, 12 games with 3+ hits, and five with four hits. Hit two HR on 4/15 with Greenville at Asheville and 6/15 with Portland at Reading...Were the first multi-HR games of his career.
