Jeter Downs discussed his MLB debut, hearing Red Sox fans chanting his name

Jeter Downs after the Red Sox won on Wednesday night.The Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers with a 6-2 win on Wednesday. Boston now heads to Cleveland to play the Guardians in a three-game series starting Friday at 7:10 p.m.

Jeter Downs’s comments after his first game: Red Sox prospect Jeter Downs, who was called up from the minor leagues earlier this week, made his Major League Baseball debut on Wednesday in the series finale against the Tigers.

Boston manager Alex Cora made the surprising decision to start Downs at third base instead of Downs’s usual position (shortstop).

Though Downs finished the night 0-4 at the plate, he made several solid defensive contributions despite…