Perhaps Boston fans rejoiced when Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers logged his first hit against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. With Boston leading 2-0 at the top of the fifth inning, Devers doubled into right field off a 79 mph curveball from starting pitcher Zach Eflin.

It’s no secret that Boston Red Sox designated hitter and former third baseman Rafael Devers is off to a slow start. Amid the offseason controversy over the addition of Alex Bregman to play the hot corner and Devers being forced into a DH role, the lifelong Red Sox has not seemed too pleased with his organization.

The Boston Red Sox were advised to trade first baseman Triston Casas to open up a spot for Rafael Devers to play in the infield.

The most obvious sign of Devers' struggles comes in the form of BaseballSavant.com's bat speed metrics that show Devers' swing speed collapsed in the second half of last season and hasn't ...

Rafael Devers needs to call up an MIT scientist and get himself one of those torpedo bats. The Red Sox’s third basemen-turned-designated-hitter is 0-for-16 with 12 strikeouts to start the season ...

A nightmare start to the 2025 season is over for Rafael Devers. The Red Sox DH broke out of his slump with a two-hit night for Boston in the a 3-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.

It’s a role Rafael Devers didn’t want, and he has yet to deliver. On Saturday night, the new Red Sox designated hitter became the first major league player to strike out 10 times in the first ...

Rafael Devers still isn't out of what has been a nightmarish start to his 2025 season. But the Boston Red Sox designated hitter was eventually going to get his first hit. A turnaround had to start ...