Ceddanne Rafaela #43

Full name is Ceddanne Chipper Nicasio Marte Rafaela. First name is pronounced “say-DAHN.” Participated in the Red Sox 2023 Rookie Development Program in January 2023...The program included two workouts daily, seminars focused on assimilation into Major League life on and off the field, the Boston Bruins game on 1/22, an RBI clinic with the Red Sox Foundation on 1/23 and a visit to Boston Children’s Hospital on 1/24. Played in the 2012 Little League World Series for Curaçao.

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.