However, when first baseman Triston Casas suffered a ruptured tendon in his left knee last week and was ruled out for the season, the Red Sox again needed some help. The team approached Devers about a switch from DH to first base to replace Casas. His response? More of the same.

Alex Cora praised Rafael Devers' performance in the Boston Red Sox' win over the Kansas City Royals after a turbulent few days. Does he really deserve credit?

Rafael Devers has been positively crushing the ball of late. But when the games end, the constant speculation about his position and attitude towards the team resume. Devers made it very clear on Thursday that he doesn't want to play first base,