Red-hot Ceddanne Rafaela walks it off
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I’ve been waiting for this moment since I was watching games with my mom in 2004, ’05, ’06, ’07, to play in this atmosphere," Rafaela said. Born in 2000, he inherited Red Sox fandom from his mother.
Boston Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela did more than just blast a walk-off home run against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, also matching Nomar Garciaparra with his 12-game explosion at the plate.
Alex Bregman is back. The Red Sox third baseman was officially activated from the injured list prior to Friday’s game and will bat second in his return against the Tampa Bay Rays. Hunter Dobbins was also activated and will get the start against Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen.
Playing nine innings while thinking those early extensions for Ceddanne Rafaela and Brayan Bello look pretty good right now …