The Red Sox exercised Refsnyder's $2.1 million club option for 2025.
Refsnyder was a useful platoon bat for the Red Sox again in 2024, slashing .283/.359/.471 with 11 homers over 93 games, which included a .941 OPS versus left-handed pitching. Boston currently projects to be very left-handed heavy again in 2025, so Refsnyder should be busy again as a short-side platoon outfielder.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Lands on injured list
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The Red Sox placed Refsnyder on the 10-day injured list Friday with a right forearm strain, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Refsnyder hasn't started a game since wrist discomfort caused him to be a late scratch from the lineup Sept. 12, though he was able to appear as a pinch hitter during Thursday's loss to Tampa Bay. The 33-year-old outfielder's placement on the injured list will put an early end to his 2024 campaign. He has a .283/.359/.471 slash line alongside 11 homers and 40 RBI across 306 plate appearances, and Vaughn Grissom will come up from the minors to fill his spot on the active roster.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Continues to sit
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Refsnyder (wrist) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Refsnyder was scratched from Thursday's lineup against the Yankees due to right wrist discomfort, and he has been held out of the starting lineup for the entire four-game series. The Red Sox have a scheduled off day Monday, and the 33-year-old could return to action for Boston's upcoming three-game road series against Tampa Bay. Since the All-Star break, Refsnyder has slashed .267/.313/.505 with seven home runs and 19 RBI across 112 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Scratched from lineup
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Refsnyder was scratched from Boston's lineup ahead of Thursday's game versus the Yankees due to right wrist discomfort, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
The severity of Refsnyder's injury remains unknown, though it's apparently enough to prevent him from participating in Thursday's contest. While he rests, Wilyer Abreu will start in right field and bat eighth.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Clubs pair of homers
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Refsnyder went 4-for-4 with a two-run home run, a solo home run a double and a two-RBI single during Monday's 12-3 win over the Orioles.
Refsnyder set a career high with five RBI on Monday and notched his second career multi-homer game. The long balls came off Cade Povich in the third inning and Cole Irvin in the eighth inning. Refsnyder is up to 10 home runs this season, and he's slashing .285/.362/.474 in 305 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Heading back to bench
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Refsnyder is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Refsnyder went 2-for-12 with a solo home run and an additional run while starting each of the Red Sox's last three games -- all against right-handed pitchers -- but he'll head back to the bench Sunday while righty Merrill Kelly takes the hill for Arizona. Tyler O'Neill (finger) is returning from a two-game absence and will take back his usual spot in left field, so Refsnyder's opportunities to play against right-handed pitching could be more limited moving forward while O'Neill, Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu form Boston's preferred outfield arrangement. Refsnyder should still be a regular part of the lineup versus left-handed pitching.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Goes deep in loss
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Refsnyder went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Refsnyder took Ryne Nelson deep in the sixth inning for his ninth homer of the season. The 33-year-old veteran has picked things up since the All-Star break, slashing .273/.317/.506 over his last 23 games. Refsnyder has hit five of his home runs since July 28, and with Tyler O'Neill (finger) managing another injury, he should continue to see a significant workload -- he's started seven of the last 10 games.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Enters late, homers
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Refsnyder entered Sunday's game as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in a 4-2 loss to Baltimore.
Refsnyder produced Boston's final run with his eighth home run of the season in the ninth inning. His .902 OPS against left-handers puts him in starting lineups against southpaws and leads to frequent pinch-hit appearances.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Goes yard twice in loss
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Refsnyder went 4-for-4 with a walk, a double, two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.
He kept the Red Sox in the game nearly single-handedly, taking Cody Bradford deep for solo shots in the first and fourth innings before adding an RBI double in the seventh, but it wasn't enough. Refsnyder has three multi-hit performances in his last five starts, and he's hitting too well right now to be limited to a short-side platoon role -- since the All-Star break, the 33-year-old is batting .375 (12-for-32) with three doubles, three homers, six runs and eight RBI.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Drives in two in win
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Refsnyder went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 6-0 win over Colorado.
Refsnyder made a second consecutive start after being scratched from Sunday's starting lineup. The outfielder is 3-for-9 with a double and three RBI in the first two games of the series. With a right-hander (Cal Quantrill) scheduled to throw for the Rockies on Wednesday, Refsnyder could take a seat for the series finale.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Back in action Monday
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Refsnyder (shoulder) will start in left field and bat second in Monday's game against the Rockies, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
Refsnyder had been slated to start in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Dodgers, but he was scratched from the lineup while he continued to deal with shoulder soreness, which stemmed from a defensive play the night before. The day off was apparently all Refsnyder needed for the issue to resolve itself, so he'll draw back into the lineup Monday while the Red Sox oppose another lefty in Austin Gomber.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Dealing with shoulder soreness
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Refsnyder was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Dodgers as a result of shoulder soreness, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Refsnyder is dealing with some shoulder soreness after attempting to make a diving play in Saturday's 7-6 loss. Manager Alex Cora said Sunday that he expects Refsnyder to be ready to go for Monday's series opener on the road against the Rockies.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Scratched from Sunday's lineup
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Refsnyder was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers for unspecified reasons, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
The 33-year-old was set to start in left field and bat leadoff against Los Angeles lefty James Paxton, but Refsnyder will now start the contest on the bench. The Red Sox have yet to provide an update, but it could be an injury situation since the outfielder is a lineup regular versus left-handed pitching.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Moves to leadoff Friday
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Refsnyder batted leadoff and went 1-for-2 with a walk in Friday's 6-1 loss to the Royals.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora had Refsnyder and Jarren Duran swap spots in the order against a left-hander. Boston has hit righties (.756 OPS) better than southpaws (.713) this season, so Cora was hoping to get a jump against Cole Ragans.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Back as DH for Sunday
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Refsnyder (knee) is serving as the designated hitter and batting second in Sunday's series finale against the Reds.
Right knee soreness kept Refsnyder out of the starting lineup for each of the last three games. He did hit an RBI single in the top of the eighth inning of Saturday's 4-3 win over Cincinnati after pinch hitting for Wilyer Abreu, and Refsnyder stayed in right field for the last two frames. For the month of June, Refsnyder is slashing .308/.383/.385 with four RBI over 52 at-bats.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Battling knee soreness
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Friday that Refsnyder is dealing with right knee soreness, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Cora doesn't think the injury is serious, but Refsnyder hasn't been in the Red Sox lineup for two consecutive games, though it's unclear if that's due to entirely to the injury. With Wilyer Abreu (ankle) expected to rejoin the active roster Saturday and Masataka Yoshida healthy, Refsnyder's run of consistent playing time was set to come to an end anyway. Once he moves past the knee issue, Refsnyder is likely to see most of his starts against left-handed pitching.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Heading to bench Wednesday
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Refsnyder is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Refsnyder had started in each of the Red Sox's last four games and in 12 of the team's last 14 games overall, but he'll hit the bench Wednesday as Boston rolls out an outfield of Jarren Duran, Romy Gonzalez and Tyler O'Neill from left to right. With Masataka Yoshida healthy again and serving as Boston's primary designated hitter against right-handed pitching and with Wilyer Abreu (ankle) nearing a return from the injured list, Refsnyder looks like he'll soon be headed for a short-side platoon role.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Homers in win
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Refsnyder went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double and a second run scored in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Orioles.
Refsnyder doubled off Grayson Rodriguez in the first inning before scoring on a Rafael Devers' base hit. He'd then cap the scoring in the ninth with a two-run, 419-foot homer off Keegan Akin to push Boston's lead to 8-3. It's just the second long ball of the year for Refsnyder -- the other having come back on April 19 -- though he's been swinging the bat well of late, going 11-for-29 (.379) in his last 10 contests. Overall, Refsnyder's slashing an impressive .347/.437/.547 with 13 RBI, 11 runs scored and a steal through 28 games in a utility role with the Red Sox this season.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Leaves with hamstring tightness
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Refsnyder was removed from Sunday's game against the Twins with left hamstring tightness, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
Refsnyder started in left field and went 1-for-2 with an RBI prior to exiting the contest. He'll have Monday's team off day to recover ahead of Tuesday's series opener in Atlanta.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Back to bench Wednesday
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Refsnyder is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Refsnyder had started in right field in each of the previous four games, going 7-for-15 with one home run, four doubles, four runs, three RBI and one stolen base. Though his opportunities to start against right-handed pitching may become more scarce with Rafael Devers (knee) making his return from a one-week absence Wednesday, Refsnyder should still have the opportunity to play regularly versus southpaws.
