Red Sox place OF Rafaela on 10-day IL with quadriceps strain

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 6). Red Sox place OF Rafaela on 10-day IL with quadriceps strain. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/red-sox-place-of-rafaela-on-10-day-il-with-quadriceps-strain/article_a20a3e76-718f-52b7-977a-abbdbce9a253.html

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right quadriceps strain, effective retroactively from September 3. The move comes as Rafaela is having a successful season, batting .282 with 70 RBIs and 67 runs scored. He was also recently named an All-Star for the first time in his career. The Red Sox recalled infielder/outfielder Nate Eaton to fill Rafaela's spot on the roster.
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The Boston Red Sox have placed outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela on the 10-day injured list due to a right quadriceps strain, which is retroactive to September 3. The move was made before the team finished off a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 3-1 victory. To fill out the roster, the Red Sox recalled infielder/outfielder Nate Eaton from Triple-A Worcester. Rafaela has been having a strong season, batting .282 with 32 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs, and 70 RBIs. He was also recently named to his first career All-Star team.

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BALTIMORE Boston Boston Red Sox The Red Sox the Baltimore Orioles

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Boston GPE · 2× The Red Sox ORG · 2× BALTIMORE GPE · 1× Boston Red Sox ORG · 1× Ceddanne Rafaela PERSON · 1× Curaçao GPE · 1× Nate Eaton PERSON · 1× Rafaela PERSON · 1× Triple-A Worcester ORG · 1× the Baltimore Orioles ORG · 1×

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Signed by Boston as an international free agent in July 2017, the Curaçao native has batted .258 with 49 homers in 471 career big league games, all with the Red Sox.
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2026-09-06 · Toronto Star
Red Sox place OF Rafaela on 10-day IL with quadriceps strain · assertive framing

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Boston Red Sox outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right quadriceps strain. asserted
Rafaela → place → strain
Boston made the announcement Sunday before finishing off a 4-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 3-1 victory. asserted
Boston → make → victory
The move is retroactive to Sept. 3 The Red Sox recalled infielder/outfielder Nate Eaton from Triple-A Worcester to fill out the roster. asserted
Sox → recall → roster
Rafaela is batting .282 with 32 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs, 70 RBIs and 67 runs scored. asserted
Rafaela → bat → doubles
This year he earned his first career All-Star selection. asserted
he → earn → selection
Signed by Boston as an international free agent in July 2017, the Curaçao native has batted .258 with 49 homers in 471 career big league games, all with the Red Sox. asserted
native → sign → Sox
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