May 17, 2025
Boston Red Sox designated hitter
Rafael Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in his team's 7-6 walk-off win against the Atlanta Braves. The 28-year-old singled, doubled, scored twice, and drew a walk. Devers struck out in the bottom of the first inning, but that was the last time Atlanta would keep him off base. He knocked in his first run with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh off Braves reliever
Aaron Bummer, and scored one batter later when teammate
Alex Bregman doubled him home, cutting the deficit to 6-4. Then, in the bottom of the ninth, Devers sent a hanging
Pierce Johnson curveball 402 feet over the right-field wall to walk it off. It was his eighth homer, and the three-hit performance has brought him up to an excellent .284 average and .402 OBP (.896 OPS). He sure has put the early-season slump behind him.
--Alex CiullaSource: ESPN
May 10, 2025
Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry flew to Kansas City to meet with designated hitter
Rafael Devers in the wake of Devers publicly chastising team brass on Thursday, according to The Athletic's Jen McCaffrey. Chief baseball officer
Craig Breslow and CEO Sam Kennedy also traveled to KC, where the Red Sox are in town for a three-game series this weekend. Henry was the only one to talk directly with Devers and said it was an "honest and candid exchange." Devers was frustrated that Breslow recently asked him about moving to first base following
Triston Casas' (knee) season-ending injury. It comes after the club asked Devers to move from third base to DH after Boston signed
Alex Bregman in the offseason, which Devers bregrudgingly accepted. While Devers started out slow at the plate this year, he's hitting .367 (11-for-30) with a homer, seven RBI and a steal in eight games so far in the month of May.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Jen McCaffrey
May 8, 2025
Boston Red Sox designated hitter
Rafael Devers went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Thursday's 5-0 home win against the Texas Rangers. He added a single, a walk, and his first steal of the season. Devers had two hard-hit balls in this one that registered exactly 103 MPH, including his homer -- his sixth round-tripper of the season -- which came off Rangers pitcher
Jacob Latz to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning and score Boston's final run. The Dominican Republic native has really come around after an early-season slump and continues to impact the ball well. Despite a slight increase in strikeout rate (26.6%), he's walking a robust 16.2% of the time with average exit velocity (95.1 MPH) and hard-hit rate (60.2%) figures that put him in the top 2% of batters. If they hold, they'll also be career-highs.
--Alex CiullaSource: ESPN
May 8, 2025
Boston Red Sox designated hitter
Rafael Devers reportedly has no interest in moving over to first base. Devers appears to be frustrated with the front office after they already forced him off third base during spring training. Devers was turned into a full-time DH with the Red Sox moving
Alex Bregman over to third base. Now,
Triston Casas (knee) goes down and the Red Sox are in need of someone to play first base. Devers seems like the obvious choice, but the left-handed slugger seems uninterested in changing positions again.
Abraham Toro and
Romy Gonzalez have been splitting up reps at first base in the absence of Casas. That will likely remain the case going forward unless the team can convince Devers to move to the cold corner.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Jen McCaffrey
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