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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.
Red Sox OF Ceddanne Rafaela did more than just blast a walk-off homer against the Rays on Friday, also matching Nomar Garciaparra with a 12-game explosion.
"I've been waiting for this moment since I was watching games with my mom in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007," Rafaela said.
Playing nine innings while thinking those early extensions for Ceddanne Rafaela and Brayan Bello look pretty good right now …
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.