Rafael Devers was originally unhappy when questioned about his position in the field after the Boston Red Sox signed Alex Bregman as a free agent last month. He said at the time that he was the Red Sox 3rd baseman and he intended to play that position in the upcoming season.

Devers revealed that he has shared some thoughts with chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and manager Álex Cora, but didn’t go into detail about what he said in those conversations. “We spoke already,

One of those additions was former Houston Astros third baseman and two-time All-Star Alex Bregman. This move was expected to be a clear positive with no backlash, but superstar Rafael Devers protested to the front office about his demands to remain at third base.