When the Boston Red Sox acquired Alex Bregman to be the starting third baseman, they had hoped that Rafael Devers would be open to the move to designated hitter. Instead, Devers openly complained about the move to DH and started the season on a near-historic slump.

Devers and the Red Sox have been at odds since the offseason, when Boston signed Alex Bregman to a three-year, $120 million contract to play third base, a position Devers had occu

And it didn’t end there. After first baseman Triston Casas was lost for the season after tearing his patellar tendon, the Red Sox asked Devers if he’d be willing to play first base. Having already moved once, he was less than happy about that request and ultimately told the Red Sox no.