Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Ceddanne Rafaela notched a walk-off extra-base hit to top off a comeback win for the Red Sox in an important game.

His latest clutch knock occurred Friday night, which clinched Boston a playoff spot with a 4-3 win in epic fashion. Rafaela nearly hit another walk-off home run, but he settled for a triple to plate Romy Gonzalez and solidify a spot for the Red Sox in the MLB postseason for the first time since 2021.

RED SOX CLINCH A POSTSEASON SPOT WITH A #WALKOFF pic.twitter.com/R42wOrwNt8 — MLB (@MLB) September 27, 2025

Fenway Park became raucous as the ball hit the center field wall. The 25-year-old Rafaela became emotional as his teammates rushed the diamond to celebrate with him and put on red “October Baseball” t-shirts. Manager Alex Cora emb

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