Red Sox signal OF Rob Refsnyder via 2024, with staff choice for 2025

BOSTON (AP) – The Boston Red Sox signed outfielder Rob Refsnyder to a one-year contract for the 2024 season, with a membership choice for 2025, the staff introduced earlier than Saturday’s day-night doubleheader towards the Tampa Bay Rays.

“Lot of ups and downs in this game. I just sit here super humble, super grateful,” he mentioned throughout a morning press convention. “I’ve had this game almost taken away from me a couple of times just based on performance.”

The 32-year-old Refsnyder signed with the Red Sox as a minor league free agent on Dec. 1, 2021, after which re-signed as a significant league free agent on Nov. 9, 2022.

“The body of work since he’s put on our uniform speaks for itself,” Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom mentioned. “Not everybody is able to show that consistency when the playing time isn’t consistent.”

Used largely as a right-handed bat towards left-handed starters, Refsnyder has a team-leading .408 on-base proportion with a .284 common and 17 RBIs in 33 video games.

“Having a role is always nice and kind of knowing what the team expects out of you every day, it helps. I’m not going to lie,” he mentioned. “When I was younger, I struggled with that. Being a platoon or a role player, I’ve had a lot of great veterans along the way that really helped me.”

Refsnyder began his profession as a extremely touted prospect with the New York Yankees and performed his first sport in Fenway Park on July 11, 2015.

He mentioned he thought-about in search of one other job in baseball, perhaps a front-office position when he didn’t make the big-league roster for opening day in 2022.

“Lot of ups and downs,” he mentioned.

He was additionally a part of the Toronto, Tampa Bay, Texas and Minnesota organizations.

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