Devers said Red Sox management approached him about filling in at first base in the wake of Triston Casas' season-ending injury.

Devers, a natural third baseman, was approached recently about the potential position change by Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. “I’m not certain what (issue) he has with me. He played ball, and I would like to think that he knows that changing positions like that isn’t easy.” Devers said about Breslow .

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers would appear, on the surface, to have recovered from a poor start. His .370 on-base percentage is slightly more than his career percentage, and his 23 RBIs put him on pace for just shy of 100.