Red Sox Owner, Staff Fly To Meet Frustrated $313.5 Million Star Amid Position Drama: Reports

Rafael Devers' position saga continues, and now, it appears nan beforehand agency is getting involved.

Devers, who has played 3rd guidelines his full profession pinch nan Boston Red Sox, recovered himself successful a peculiar spot erstwhile nan squad signed Alex Bregman, besides a lifelong 3rd baseman (and a overmuch amended protect one), soon earlier nan play started.

Devers is simply a three-time All-Star, and contempt plentifulness of turnover successful Boston (most notably, trading Mookie Betts successful 2020), Devers was nan 1 prima nan squad opted to keep. They signed him to an 11-year woody worthy $313.5 cardinal up of nan 2023 season, which would person been a statement year.

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Mar 27, 2025; Arlington, Texas: Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers (11) walks successful nan dugout successful nan first inning against nan Texas Rangers astatine Globe Life Field. (Tim Heitman-Imagn Images)

But contempt some sides showing loyalty to 1 different successful those discussions, location is now immoderate aggravated play brewing.

The scheme aft Bregman signed appeared to beryllium to move Devers to second, but Devers really has only DH'd this year. Bregman, meanwhile, has parented nan basking corner, and nan emergence of rookie Kristian Campbell astatine 2nd has near Devers without a position successful nan field.

Well, first baseman Triston Casas is retired for nan play pinch a knee injury, and nan Sox approached Devers pinch nan thought of playing first base, but he unopen it down rather quickly.

Now, it's being reported that Sox proprietor John Henry, wide head Craig Breslow and squad president Sam Kennedy each flew to Kansas City, wherever nan Sox are playing this weekend, to meet pinch nan four-time All-Star.

Manager Alex Cora said privately pinch Devers connected Friday, and it's been reported that Devers' cognition astir nan positions has not been well-received successful nan clubhouse.

Rafael Devers, #11 of nan Boston Red Sox, reacts earlier a Spring Training Grapefruit League crippled against nan Tampa Bay Rays connected February 26, 2023, astatine jetBlue Park astatine Fenway South successful Fort Myers, Florida. (Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

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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."

"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.

Devers past questioned whether Breslow, nan 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."

Devers is presently hitting .253, his lowest since a .240 run successful 2018, his 2nd twelvemonth successful nan large leagues. He leads nan American League successful some strikeouts and walks. 

Boston Red Sox's Rafael Devers, right, celebrates pinch Adam Duvall, left, aft scoring connected his location tally successful nan seventh inning of a shot crippled against nan New York Mets, Sunday, July 23, 2023, successful Boston.  (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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He has not played different position since playing 1 inning astatine shortstop successful 2023, retired of desperation. In total, he has played 3 profession innings astatine each mediate infield position, and good complete 8,000 astatine third.

Fox News' Chantz Martin contributed to this report.

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