Uncertainty Looms for Ceddanne Rafaela, Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela wasn't in the lineup on Thursday night against the Baltimore Orioles and came out of the game early on Wednesday when Boston wrapped up its three-game set against the Seattle Mariners.

The reason why Rafaela wasn't in the mix on Thursday was due to a tight right quad muscle.

Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy shared on Thursday that Rafaela was still sore and "essentially" day-to-day, as transcribed by MassLive.com's Christopher Smith.

"He's still sore," Tracy said. "Still some tightness and soreness in there. So obviously off. And then we'll essentially be day-to-day. He's going to get treatment like crazy and he'll be day-to-day to see how he feels and how he's progressing."

Tracy also said the club isn't going to put Rafaela back on the field until they see "good improvement."

The Red Sox are pretty banged up and have been all season, it feels like. Boston just got Roman Anthony and Trevor Story back into the lineup, but lost Willson Contreras to the Injured List. On the bright side, Tracy called Rafaela day-to-day, but now he's someone to watch moving forward. Just like Adley Rutschman. The All-Star backstop missed three straight games due to an elbow injury, but returned to the lineup on Thursday. He looked good and smashed two homers against his old team, the Baltimore Orioles.

Ceddanne Rafaela Is Banged Up