Rafael Devers 1B/DH SF Sat 4/19/25 10:18 PM
Rafael Devers
1B/DH SF
Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Devers opened the scoring with a three-run blast off Shane Smith in the fifth inning. The 28-year-old has hit safely in four straight contests and was intentionally walked in a tie game in the ninth inning. On the season, he's slashing .229/.343/.386 with two home runs, 12 RBI and 12 runs scored across 83 plate appearances.
Rafael Devers 1B/DH SF Wed 4/9/25 10:37 PM
Rafael Devers
1B/DH SF
Devers went 2-for-4 with two doubles in Wednesday's 2-1 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays.
EDGE Analysis
Wednesday was the second time Devers recorded two doubles in a game, and it was his fourth multi-hit game of the season. Since starting the season 0-for-19 with 15 strikeouts, Devers has bounced back and has gone 13-for-30 with five walks, eight runs scored, one home run and eight RBI.
Rafael Devers 1B/DH SF Sun 4/6/25 10:40 PM
Rafael Devers
1B/DH SF
Devers combined to go 5-for-8 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI, five runs scored and two walks in Sunday's doubleheader against St. Louis.
EDGE Analysis
Devers went 1-for-4 with his first long ball of the year and drew a game-tying walk in the ninth inning in Game 1 of the doubleheader before catching fire with a 4-for-4 performance in Game 2. After a historically bad start to the 2025 campaign, Devers is beginning to look like himself again; over his last five games, he's gone 10-for-19 (.526) with four extra-base hits and a 5:2 BB:K. Devers was in an 0-for-19 rut but has already boosted his slash line to .263/.404/.421 with his recent hot streak.
Rafael Devers 1B/DH SF Wed 4/2/25 11:25 PM
Rafael Devers
1B/DH SF
Devers went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
Devers finally got a break from the frustration, logging his first two hits of the season. HIs fifth-inning double snapped an 0-for-21 run (15 strikeouts). It was the first game of 2025 that Devers did not strike out.
Rafael Devers 1B/DH SF Mon 3/31/25 8:44 AM
Rafael Devers
1B/DH SF
Devers will be part of the starting lineup Monday against the Orioles, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
The Red Sox had a few positive takeaways after dropping three of four games in their season-opening series versus the Rangers, but one glaring negative storyline is Devers, who went 0-for-16 with 12 strikeouts. Red Sox manager Alex Cora talked to Devers about tightening his batting stance to create a better base, but the skipper also acknowledged that a player knows his swing the best and trusts Devers to make whatever adjustments the player feels are needed.
Rafael Devers 1B/DH SF Sat 3/29/25 10:04 PM
Rafael Devers
1B/DH SF
Devers went 0-for-4 with one walk, one RBI and three strikeouts during Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
Devers managed to finally log his first RBI of the 2025 campaign when he drew a walk with the bases loaded in the second inning, but that was about the only highlight of the day for the 28-year-old. He punched three more times Saturday (twice swinging) and has set a major-league record by striking out 10 times in the first three games of the regular season, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Devers will look to get back on track in Sunday's regular season finale against Jacob deGrom.
Rafael Devers 1B/DH SF Sat 3/29/25 11:18 AM
Rafael Devers
1B/DH SF
Devers went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
Devers' first two games in a new role as the designated hitter have not been pretty. He's 0-for-8 with seven strikeouts (six swinging). While some may conclude the adjustment from playing the field to being a batter only has impacted Devers, Red Sox manager Alex Cora summed it up quite succinctly to Ian Browne of MLB.com. "Not catching up with the fastball," Cora said. "It's very simple. [He's getting] 3-2 counts. The at-bats are OK, but not being able to cash in." Devers didn't disagree with the manager. He dealt with injuries to both shoulders during spring training, which delayed his Grapefruit League debut until March 15, and finished the spring with just 15 plate appearances. That could be part of the issue, although Devers said he did the necessary work on his swing on the back fields.
Rafael Devers 1B/DH SF Thu 3/27/25 9:24 PM
Rafael Devers
1B/DH SF
Devers started at designated hitter and went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Thursday's 5-2 win over Texas.
EDGE Analysis
Devers, who had just 15 spring plate appearances, looked like he could have used more in Florida. He struck out swinging three times and whiffed six times in all, including five times against Nathan Eovaldi's breaking ball, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com. To be fair, Devers wasn't the only one that struggled; Boston's top four hitters went a combined 1-for-16.
Rafael Devers 1B/DH SF Wed 3/26/25 3:25 PM
Rafael Devers
1B/DH SF
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday on the WEEI Sports Radio Network that Devers will be the team's designated hitter this season.
EDGE Analysis
It's been clear for a while that Devers was going to be the DH, but this is the first time Cora has officially made the declaration. Alex Bregman will man Devers' former position at third base. Devers has never been a full-time DH before and some players can have trouble adjusting to the role, but the 28-year-old is a good bet to remain highly productive with the bat as long as the shoulder problems he dealt with last season don't flare up again.
Rafael Devers 1B/DH SF Wed 3/19/25 9:30 AM
Rafael Devers
1B/DH SF
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that it's very unlikely Devers will play third base before the end of spring training, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Cora still hasn't officially announced that Alex Bregman will be his third baseman and Devers will be his designated hitter this season, but that will be the setup for the foreseeable future with Devers unable to play the field. Devers has just two games under his belt this spring, as he's been working on getting his timing down at the plate following last season's shoulder issues.