Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ceddanne Rafaela was born September 18, 2000, in Willemstad, Curacao. He is an infielder in the MLB.

Rafaela signed with the Boston Red Sox as an international free agent in July 2017. He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox. In 2019, he played for the Gulf Coast Red Sox and Lowell Spinners.

Rafaela did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. He returned in 2021 to play for the Salem Red Sox. He started 2022 with the Greenville Drive before being promoted to the Portland Sea Dogs. Rafaela was selected to the 2022 All-Star Futures Game. For the season, Rafaela was named minor-league Defensive Player of the Year by the Red Sox organization. On November 15, 2022, he was added to Boston's 40-man roster. In January 2023, he was ranked 71st in the Baseball America list of baseball's top 100 prospects.