MLB · CF · Boston Red Sox
Ceddanne Rafaela
B/T R/R · 5' 10" · 165 lb · born Willemstad, Curacao · age 25 · MLB debut 2023-08-28
Scout’s note
Willemstad, Curaçao's Rafaela does everything fast — 54 career steals and a 2026 line that finally looks like growth at .281. The batted-ball data, among the lightest in our sample at 102.9 mph, says the growth is mostly sequencing. Center field keeps the job either way.
The Wire
△ On the field: Fans praise Rafaela for team-best doubles, elite center field range covering the outfield and recent home run power with All-Star talk.
△ On cardboard: Sellers list Topps Chrome RayWave autos and limited Rafaela rookies for sale including examples at 45 and 165 dollars shipped.
X chatter, trailing 7 days · as of 2026-07-12 · newest post 2026-07-11 · summarized by Grok (xAI) · how this works →
The line
Last 14 days: 12 G · .283 AVG · 1 HR · 4 RBI · .736 OPS
| Year | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox | MLB | 28 | 83 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | .241 | .667 |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox | MLB | 152 | 544 | 70 | 134 | 15 | 75 | 19 | 15 | 151 | .246 | .664 |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox | MLB | 156 | 546 | 84 | 136 | 16 | 63 | 20 | 28 | 117 | .249 | .709 |
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox | MLB | 90 | 342 | 41 | 96 | 8 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 73 | .281 | .761 |
| MLB CAREER | 426 | 1515 | 206 | 386 | 41 | 182 | 54 | 65 | 369 | .255 | .702 | ||
Bio & season lines: MLB StatsAPI · refreshed nightly · abbreviations →
Current signals
The read: Rafaela's results are outrunning his contact by more than 97% of the 306 qualified MLB hitters we track — an EV95 of 102.9 (league median 106.1) doesn't usually buy this stat line. Gaps like his tend to close from above; No. 8 of 15 on the fade board.
- EV95 (mph)
- 102.9
- Luck gap (park-adj)
- 0.0594
- Overlay score
- -0.584
- Age
- 25
The card rack
FlagshipCeddanne Rafaela #GH-3 · 2026 Topps Greatest Hits · 125 recent sales
The rookieCeddanne Rafaela [Mojo Refractor] #BDC-104 · 2022 Bowman Draft Chrome · 2 recent sales
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Collect Ceddanne Rafaela
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