The Red Sox's Rafael Devers has sparked controversy after he aired grievances about the team's handling of his position change from third base to designated hitter. Following a recent game against the Rangers, Devers responded to questions about potentially playing first base in light of Triston Casas's injury and criticized chief baseball officer Craig Breslow's decision-making. This led to discontent among veteran teammates who were upset at the manner in which Devers expressed his frustrations publicly. Manager Alex Cora's inconsistent statements regarding Devers's position further complicate the situation.
One reporter told me, though, that one of them said to 'just stop talking.' I didn't hear that. Somebody, while Rafael Devers, continuing to answer questions, somebody just said, 'just stop talking.'
We've also, at MassLive, learned that a couple players were, veteran players, players that have been around the league a long time, were not happy with the situation, with his inflexibility, and also the way that he brought it up publicly.
Collection
[
|
...
]