Ceddanne Rafaela Fantasy Stats

Boston Red Sox infielder/outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela continued his July power surge in a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Rafaela finished 1-for-3 with a two-run shot off Rays starter Ryan Pepiot, giving him five dingers in 11 games this month. The 24-year-old has gone 16-for-41 (.390) with six doubles, 15 RBI, and 10 runs in July, and his hot hitting goes back several weeks. Rafaela owned an uninspiring .647 OPS entering June, but that number has skyrocketed by 150 points in the past month and a half. He'll head into the second part of the season slashing .271/.314/.483 with 14 homers, 48 RBI, 55 runs, 13 steals, and an above-average 19.4% strikeout rate in 341 plate appearances. He's already just one HR away from tying the career-high 15 he hit last year in 152 games. With Rafaela ranking in the top 20% of hitters in xSLG and barrel rate, his spike in power looks legitimate.

Boston Red Sox infielder/outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela is starting in center field and is batting sixth on Sunday in the series finale against the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays and right-hander Ryan Pepiot at Fenway Park. Rafaela, who has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball for a while now, played second for the first time this year and hit out of the two-hole on Saturday with third baseman Alex Bregman resting. The 24-year-old hit a walk-off homer in the ninth on Friday night and is currently in the midst of a nine-game hitting streak in which he's batting .429 (15-for-35) with four home runs, six doubles, 13 RBI, nine runs scored and two stolen bases in 36 plate appearances. Not only is Rafaela one of the hottest hitters in the game right now, but he's hit .364 with two RBI in 11 career at-bats against Pepiot. Keep him in your starting lineups.

Boston Red Sox infielder/outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela was the hero in Friday night's 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park, blasting a walk-off, two-run home run in the ninth inning to send the home fans away happy. Rafaela, who is starting at second base on Saturday, will now be rewarded with a move to the two-hole in the batting order against Rays right-hander Shane Baz. The 24-year-old has always been a marvel in the outfield with his glove, but he's starting to make improvements as a hitter in 2025 and is now slashing .271/.314/.477 with a .792 OPS, 13 home runs, 46 RBI, 54 runs and 12 stolen bases in 310 at-bats. He's hit .452 (14-for-31) with 13 RBI and nine runs in his last eight games and has batted .331 (47-for-142) with 11 homers, 27 RBI and five steals in 39 games since May 27. This resurgence appears to be for real.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 6-4 road win over the Washington Nationals. He also singled, doubled, scored twice, and was caught stealing. Rafaela notched his second-straight 20-double season with a two-bagger in the seventh, and would score a few batters later to make it 5-2 Red Sox. Then, in the ninth, he added a run of insurance with a solo shot off Nats' reliever Andrew Chafin -- his eleventh of the campaign -- to add a run of insurance. The Curacao native has been hot in recent days, picking up at least one hit in eight of his last nine appearances with four multi-hit performances in that time.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela was among the club's top performers in a 10-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Rafaela went 2-for-4 with his 10th home run of the year, a double, and three RBI in the rout. However, Rafaela had to exit after he fell rounding second on an eighth-inning double. He was tagged out on the play and didn't return in the bottom of the inning. The Red Sox shifted Nate Eaton from third base to center to replace Rafaela and brought in Marcelo Mayer to handle the hot corner. Fortunately, it appears Rafaela avoided an injury. "He's OK," manager Alex Cora said after the game. While Rafaela is known more for his tremendous defensive abilities than his hitting, the 24-year-old has shown encouraging signs at the plate in recent weeks. He has batted .307 (36-for-117) with eight homers, 18 RBI, and 18 runs scored since May 28. Overall, he's slashing .257/301/.438 with 37 RBI, 48 runs, and 11 steals in 315 plate appearances.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela will not be in his team's lineup on Wednesday for their road series finale with the hosting Seattle Mariners. It's just a routine day off for the 24-year-old, who has started all of Boston's previous 19 games. Teammate Kristian Campbell will operate center field and bat eighth in his stead. Rafaela has started June off on the right foot, hitting .273 (15-for-55) with two doubles, three home runs, three steals, five runs scored, and six RBI. His three long balls in the month are the most he's hit since last July (four). He's an excellent fielder and has the potential to be a menace on the base paths. However, the Curacao native hasn't yet found the hit tool he displayed in the minors during his major-league tenure.

Boston Red Sox catcher Carlos Narvaez is not present in Wednesday's starting lineup in Seattle against the Mariners. Connor Wong is doing the catching for left-hander Garrett Crochet and will hit ninth against Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo. Narvaez has gone off in the first half of 2025 to over starting duties behind the plate from Wong, although his xBA of .238 indicates he's due for plenty of regression in the second half. Wong had a strong 2024 season but has come back to Earth since and is slashing .179/.289/.179 since the start of May. Wong will not be attractive in DFS lineups against Castillo and has gone hitless against him in five career at-bats.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run walk-off homer on Wednesday to send the Red Sox to an 11-9 victory over the Angels. It wasn't a monster shot by any means, as it was a 308-foot floater down the line to the Pesky Pole. Fenway is the only major league park where that ball would have left the yard, but Rafaela certainly isn't complaining about his sixth home run of the year. The speedy center fielder is now slashing .252/.296/.411 to go along with his six home runs and seven stolen bases. His expected stats suggest even better days may be ahead, with a .274 xBA and .491 xSLG that are better than their actual counterparts.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela is not in the team's lineup on Monday for their road meeting with the Milwaukee Brewers. It appears to be just a routine day of rest for him. The 24-year-old has been in quite a cold spell at the dish, with just one hit in his last 22 at-bats. Rookie Kristian Campbell is working center field in his stead -- batting fourth -- while David Hamilton is operating the keystone and hitting ninth. Rafaela is an excellent fielder and exhibits good speed on the bases, but has cooled down considerably from a hot stretch earlier this month. The Curacao native's overall season line isn't too enticing. Still, he's underperforming his .265 xBA by more than 40 points (.220) and has improved his quality of contact and plate discipline in his third season.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI in his team's 13-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday, adding a double and a sac fly. Rafaela hadn't collected an extra-base knock or driven in a run in over a week, so it was nice to see him do so in their bludgeoning of the Guardians. He had four hard-hit balls, too, with three of them exceeding 100 MPH. The Curacao native's average hasn't caught up, but he's making better contact overall this season, with an xBA of .257 and modest increases in exit velocity (89.6 MPH) and hard-hit rate (43.7%). Furthermore, he's cut his strikeout percentage (16.8%) and raised his walk rate from a season ago.