Red Sox's Rafael Devers Throws Cold Water On Potential Switch From Designated Hitter To 1st Base

Rafael Devers had a tense outpouring training.

During nan accumulation period, Red Sox head Alex Cora and Devers appeared to beryllium astatine likelihood astir whether he would walk clip connected nan shot gem covering 3rd base.

Shortly earlier Opening Day, Cora confirmed Devers would grip nan team's designated hitter duties connected a full-time basis. However, erstwhile Boston's superior first baseman Triston Casas suffered a superior injury, it prompted different connection from nan Red Sox brass. 

Former Red Sox pitcher and nan franchise's existent main shot officer, Craig Breslow, brought up nan thought of Devers covering first guidelines successful nan future, nan New York Post reported. However, nan three-time MLB All-Star reportedly unopen down nan idea.

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Rafael Devers, #11 of nan Boston Red Sox, reacts during an at-bat against nan Texas Rangers during nan 2nd inning astatine Globe Life Field connected March 29, 2025 successful Arlington, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

During his nationalist rebuttal of nan imaginable position change, Devers cited nan Red Sox' erstwhile instructions related to him utilizing his glove.

"I cognize I’m a ballplayer, but astatine nan aforesaid time, they can’t expect maine to play each azygous position retired there," Devers said via a translator, per nan Boston Globe. "In outpouring training, they talked to maine and fundamentally told maine to put distant my glove, that I wasn't going to play immoderate different position but DH."

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Devers suggested a mobility concerning a position move was efficaciously inappropriate. "So correct now, I conscionable consciousness for illustration it’s not an due determination by them to inquire maine to play different position," he added.

Boston Red Sox Rafael Devers, #11, runs nan bases aft hitting a two-run location tally successful nan first inning of a shot crippled against nan Kansas City Royals connected Sunday, July 14, 2024 successful Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Devers past questioned whether Breslow, nan shot pitcher-turned squad executive, had immoderate level of discontent towards him. "I’m not definite what [issue] he has pinch me," Devers told reporters. "He played ball, and I would for illustration to deliberation that he knows that changing positions for illustration that isn’t easy."

Nevertheless, Devers made it clear he has beardown relationships pinch his Red Sox teammates earlier hinting that bully will did not needfully widen to others crossed nan organization.

Boston Red Sox 3rd baseman Rafael Devers, #11, follows done connected a 2 tally azygous against nan New York Yankees during nan 5th inning astatine Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

"I don’t understand immoderate of nan decisions that nan GM makes. Next point you know, personification successful nan outfield gets hurt, and they want maine to play successful nan outfield," he said connected Thursday.

Casas, who spent his past 4 big convention seasons astatine first base, is expected to miss nan remainder of nan twelvemonth pinch a knee injury.

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Devers besides suggested nan Red Sox beforehand agency should utilize nan free supplier marketplace successful their hunt for a solution astatine first base. "Now I deliberation they should do their occupation fundamentally and deed nan marketplace and look for different subordinate [to play first base]. I'm not judge why they want maine to beryllium successful betwixt nan measurement they person maine now," he said via MassLive.com.

Devers inked a statement pinch nan Red Sox worthy $313.5 cardinal successful January 2023, ESPN reported. He vanished past play pinch 28 location runs. The 28-year-old has deed six location runs successful 39 games truthful acold this season.

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