NEWTON, Mass. -- The Boston Red Sox should just leave designated hitter Rafael Devers alone and let him decide if he wants to start playing first base, Hall of Famer David Ortiz told The Associated Press on Monday.
The Red Sox signed Alex Bregman to a $120 million, three-year contract in spring training and told Devers, 28, he was going to be the full-time DH.
That was, until first baseman Triston Casas was lost for the season after rupturing a tendon in his left knee and undergoing surgery in early May.