Ceddanne Rafaela slammed a first-pitch Framber Valdez sinker off the Green Monster in the sixth inning on Wednesday, part of Boston’s four-run inning and biggest offensive output of the series finale.
Ceddanne Rafaela slammed a first-pitch Framber Valdez sinker off the Green Monster in the sixth inning on Wednesday, part of Boston’s four-run inning and biggest offensive output of the series finale.BARRY CHIN/GLOBE STAFF
Top Red Sox prospect Ceddanne Rafaela collected his first major league start and his first big-league RBI Wednesday afternoon. With Trevor Story getting a rest day for the series finale against the Astros, Rafaela was the shortstop.
Rafaela’s primary position is center field, where he grades as an elite defender, but he’s also shown the ability to play short. He saw just one grounder Wednesday, from Chas McCormick, which he fielded cleanly and tossed to second for the inning-ending force out in the fourth.
“I think it’s not hard, but it’s not easy either to play center field and then come back,” Rafaela said after the 7-4 loss. “But the work I put in before the game helps me a lot, so I’m pretty much confident that I can play short.”
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