Rob Refsnyder signs a one-year extension with the Red Sox

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The veteran player signs a one-year deal with an option of 25 clubs

5:26 p.m. UTC

BOSTON – The role is unimpressive but important – especially for the Red Sox, who play 81 games per season at Fenway Park.

A right-handed batter who can hit left-handed on a consistent basis is no small feat, which is why the Red Sox signed veteran outfielder Rob Refefsnyder to a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season with a club option for 25. . Refsnyder will earn a base salary of $1.85 million next season and an option is $2 million.

For the 32-year-old veteran who has spent most of his career fighting for a roster spot and getting up and down the Minor Leagues, Saturday was a satisfying day.

“I’ve had some really nice texts from some family members, some friends and people who mean a lot to me and they’ve stuck with me and encouraged me and it’s definitely a day to think and be thankful for,” said Refsnyder. “So it’s something I will definitely celebrate with my wife and hopefully be here on a casual day or something. Hopefully our babysitter will be available and you can get a glass of wine and kind of reminisce about some of those highs and lows. It was really special.” Kind of thinking about it, even now.”

The Red Sox got an equal mix of professionalism and production from Refsnyder, who has slashed a streak in the two seasons he’s spent in Boston. .

“Yeah, there’s a lot to see for everyone here, visible to anyone watching our games,” said Red Sox baseball head Chaim Blum. “There are also some things that I think people don’t see. And all that goes into that any time you make that kind of deal with a player.

Bloom added: “It’s about the player and it’s about the person. I mean, since Rob came here, he’s done a lot of things to help us win games on both sides of the ball. Great strokes every time, playing the game the right way. And here, he does a lot of things to help The group. He’s a great teammate.”

When Refsnyder signed a Minor League contract with the Red Sox prior to the 2022 season with an invitation to Spring Training, it seemed like just another part of his long and winding journey.

And then when he didn’t make the team, Revsnyder considered working in a baseball front office.

But an impromptu practice session with Red Sox hitting coach Pete Fatsi changed the trajectory of his career.

“I worked with Fatsi for what seemed like a really, really long time, and he sent some videos and I felt some things that I thought could really help me and some things that I was really looking for,” Reifsnyder said. . “I’m so thankful I wasn’t stubborn and decided to work with him, because that hitting lesson alone has changed the trajectory of my career and the trajectory of my swing and my game and things like that and things I feel comfortable doing. A lot of the credit goes to Fatsi and things like that.”

Refsnyder was called up to Boston for the second time last season on June 10, and he stayed for the rest of the season. A month after the season ended, the Red Sox signed him to a one-year deal. Finally, Refsnyder didn’t have to worry about being a spring training invite. His place on the list was secure.

Earlier in his career, Refsnyder had trouble with the platoon role he now has to flag. He credits a former Red Sox World Series MVP with helping him change his mindset.

“Steve Pearce in Toronto helped me accept it a little bit more,” Refsnyder said. “I just watched from afar, really good players in similar situations. And I’ve always tried to go into the cage and kind of watch, really successful players in our game, go about their business and try not to say too much and learn from them.”

Refsnyder now feels at home in Boston. So is his family.

“I bring my son here once or twice on the show,” Reifsnyder said. “When he gets up, he wants to come on the field. He yells ‘field’. And so I bring him here and it’s such a special place for me, I watch him run around the field, I put the ball on the tee for him. So Boston is a special place for me and my family.”

In 322 career games for the Yankees, Blue Jays, Rays, Rangers, Twins and Red Sox, Refsnyder was the . 247 hitter with 13 homers and 73 RBIs.