Overview

• Rafael Devers has publicly refused a request from Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow to play first base following Triston Casas’s season-ending knee injury.
• Devers stated the front office went back on their spring training agreement that he would exclusively serve as designated hitter after moving from third base.
• Manager Alex Cora has confirmed there are no plans to move Devers to first base, with the team currently using a Romy Gonzalez–Abraham Toro platoon at the position.
• Devers suggested the Red Sox should seek external options to fill the first base void instead of asking him to adapt to another position change.
• Reports indicate some teammates disapproved of Devers’s refusal, raising concerns about potential clubhouse tension.