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Alex Cora said Masataka Yoshida will get ‘the most at-bats’ at DH this season

The Red Sox don’t have a full-time designated hitter at the moment, but manager Alex Cora said he has an idea of which player will get the most reps at the position to start the season.

He’s planning on having outfielder Masataka Yoshida, who posted 15 home runs and 72 RBI’s while hitting .289 last season, take most of the at-bats at the DH spot.

“I’m not really sure (how many),” Cora said Tuesday during his first press conference of 2024 spring training. “And I’m not saying he’s the DH. But out of the group, he’ll get the most at-bats.