"Tripping over his own ego" - MLB fans slam Rafael Devers after Red Sox star's brutal honesty about 1B move

The Boston Red Sox lost their first baseman, so they reportedly approached Rafael Devers about moving to the position in his absence. He declined the offer. And now he's opening up about all the things the team has asked him.

Devers was a third baseman, but he moved to DH this year. That wasn't something he wanted to do either. But he is currently refusing to try first base. For now, he remains the designated hitter.

[Speier] Devers on relationship with the team: “Here in the clubhouse, thankfully, the relationship that I have with my teammates is great. I don’t understand some of the decisions that the GM makes. Next thing you know, someone in the outfield gets hurt and they want me to play in the outfield.” byu/Far_Cry3445 inbaseball

Talking about his relationship with the team, Devers said:

“Here in the clubhouse, thankfully, the relationship that I have with my teammates is great. I don’t understand some of the decisions that the GM makes. Next thing you know, someone in the outfield gets hurt and they want me to play in the outfield.”

These comments had MLB fans discussing Devers' honesty about the situation.

Comment byu/Far_Cry3445 from discussion inbaseball

"You don’t gotta say everything you think to the media," one fan commented.

"They're asking him to play 1B, not CF. 1B is 'incredibly hard' but also they wouldn't ask him if they didn't think he could stand there and catch some balls," another added.

Comment byu/Far_Cry3445 from discussion inbaseball

"People hate on Jazz, but he's always like 'sure, I can learn CF. Sure, I can learn third...' when he really just wants to be a shortstop...I think Devers is tripping over his own ego," someone said.

"'Next thing you know one of the hot dog vendors gets hurt and they want me to sell hot dogs…' - Rafael Devers," one joked.

"What the h**l is going on over there? Is he trying to the GM fired or get traded?" another asked.

Devers initially declined to move when the Red Sox signed third baseman Alex Bregman, but he eventually acquiesced. It's unclear if he will this time.

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Rafael Devers rips Red Sox over position request

Rafael Devers initially refused to move away from third base to DH full-time. Now, he's not interested in moving back into the field. After being asked to play first base, Devers declined and is not happy about it.

Rafael Devers isn't moving to first base (Imagn)

He said via ESPN:

"I know I'm a ballplayer, but at the same time, they can't expect me to play every single position out there. In spring training, they talked to me and basically told me to put away my glove. I wasn't going to play another position other than DH. Right now, I don't think it would be an appropriate decision by them to ask me to play another position."

Devers has been asked to move around a bit for the Red Sox, but he hasn't been particularly happy about any of it.