Rafael Devers tells Red Sox he won’t move to first base

BOSTON AP Rafael Devers is the Boston Red Sox s designated hitter And he s not interested in another position switch Speaking with reporters for the first time since Triston Casas was ruled out for the season after rupturing his left knee tendon and undergoing surgery Devers declared on Thursday that Red Sox management approached him about the idea of filling in as Boston s first baseman The three-time All-Star doesn t see it in his best interest to make another position switch after being questioned to move from third base to DH during spring training after the Red Sox signed Alex Bregman to play third They came to me and talked to me about it Devers commented after homering and driving in two in Boston s - win over Texas I know I m a ballplayer but at the same time they can t expect me to play every single position out there In spring training they talked to me and basically reported me to put away my glove I wasn t going to play another position other than DH Right now I don t think it would be an appropriate decision by them to ask me to play another position Devers mentioned he spoke with Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow about the prospect of playing first in Casas absence For now Boston is filling the first base spot with a platoon featuring Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro He Breslow played ball I would like to think that he knows that changing positions isn t easy Devers revealed through Red Sox interpreter Daveson Perez They put me in this situation They notified me they didn t want me to play any other positions Devers offered a suggestion to Breslow who pitched major league seasons and was a key member of Boston s bullpen when the band won the World Series in Breslow is in his second season leading the Red Sox baseball operations department Now they should do their jobs essentially and hit the region and look for another performer I m not sure why they want me to be an in-between Devers stated Next thing you know someone in the outfield gets hurt and they want me to play in the outfield I know the kind of sportsman that I am and that s where I stand Inquired 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 They narrated me that I m a little hard-headed but they already sought me to change positions once This time I don t think I can be as flexible Devers explained I don t feel they stayed true to their word They described me I was going to play this position DH Now they re going back on that