{"id":2422625,"date":"2026-05-19T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2422625"},"modified":"2026-05-19T01:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T01:01:00","slug":"chad-tracy-reveals-why-ceddanne-rafaela-isnt-in-lineup-for-royals-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chad-tracy-reveals-why-ceddanne-rafaela-isnt-in-lineup-for-royals-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Chad Tracy Reveals Why Ceddanne Rafaela Isn&#8217;t In Lineup For Royals Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-red-sox\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> won\u2019t have center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela in the lineup in the series opener against the Kansas City Royals on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Rafaela is given the day off as Darren Duran will play center field, while Masataka Yoshida will play left field, and Mickey Gapser at DH.<\/p>\n<p>It was a bit of a surprise to not see Rafaela in the lineup, but the Red Sox\u2019s interim manager, Chad Tracy, said it was due to him dealing with a bit of tightness in his hamstring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA little bit of tightness in his hamstring,\u201d Tracy <a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/redsox\/2026\/05\/red-sox-lineup-recent-call-up-again-starts-over-caleb-durbin-ceddanne-rafaela-sits.html\">said<\/a> about Rafaela. \u201cWhich is not like he\u2019s out indefinitely. He got some treatment. And with the amount of balls that that dude ran down Atlanta, that doesn\u2019t surprise me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rafaela is hitting .284 with four home runs and 19 RBIs this season with the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>With Rafaela given the day off, Boston\u2019s lineup on Monday is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J. Duran CF<\/li>\n<li>M. Gasper DH<\/li>\n<li>W. Abreu RF<\/li>\n<li>W. Contreras 1B<\/li>\n<li>M. Yoshida LF<\/li>\n<li>A. Monasterio SS<\/li>\n<li>M. Mayer 2B<\/li>\n<li>C. Wong C<\/li>\n<li>N. Sogard 3B<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Red Sox will be giving the ball to Sonny Gray as Boston looks to get back on track after losing on Sunday to the Atlanta Braves. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>More MLB:\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/boston-red-sox\/news\/red-soxs-pitching-coach-explains-key-success-payton-tolle\/0ecfebf580b1951ec041c8da\">Red Sox&#8217;s Pitching Coach Explains &#8216;Key&#8217; To Success For Payton Tolle<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nesn.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox won\u2019t have center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela in the lineup in the series opener against the Kansas City Royals on Monday. Rafaela is given the day off as Darren Duran will play center field, while Masataka Yoshida will play left field, and Mickey Gapser at DH. 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