The longtime third baseman eventually agreed to move to designated hitter this season and is now refusing another position switch.

Rarely do internal conflicts in baseball erupt into the open the way Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers's with Red Sox management has. Devers moved from third base to designated hitter this offseason after Boston signed third baseman Alex Bregman,

Asked about changing his mind in the event the Red Sox receive little production from the current group of first basemen, Devers reiterated that he’s a full-time DH. He also stated that he was upset that Boston would consider him taking over a position where he’s logged zero innings as a big leaguer.