Ceddanne Rafaela #3

Full name is Ceddanne Chipper Nicasio Marte Rafaela...His mother, Rechilena, was a big fan of Chipper Jones...First name is pronounced “say-DAHN”...Participated in the Red Sox Rookie Development Program in Jan. 2023...The program included two workouts daily, 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...Played in the 2012 Little League World Series for Curaçao.

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.