The Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball Boston Red Sox employs Robert Daniel Refsnyder as their second baseman and right fielder.
He is Korean American by ethnicity. The New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, and Minnesota Twins were among the MLB teams for which he had played.
On June 10, the Red Sox selected Refsnyder’s contract, adding him to the 40-man roster and promoting him to the major leagues.
He served as a fourth outfielder until being placed on the injured list with a right knee sprain on August 2. He rejoined the team on August 16, 2022.
Who drafted Rob Refsnyder?
The Yankees selected Refsnyder in the fifth round of the 2012 MLB draft. They converted him from a right fielder into a second baseman, and he became one of their top prospects.
He made his MLB debut in 2015 but did not become a regular for the Yankees. He was traded to the Blue Jays in 2017 and played for the Rays in the 2018 season.
How did the Red Sox get Rob Refsnyder?
Refsnyder was drafted by the Yankees in 2012 and appeared in 94 games from 2015–17. He has since bounced to the Blue Jays, Cleveland, Rays, Diamondbacks, Reds, Rangers, and Twins organizations before signing a minor league deal with the Sox on Dec. 21, 2022.