ESPN.com · Mar 30, 2025
Rafael Devers first to open year with 10 strikeouts in 3 games
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers became the first major league player to strike out 10 times in the first three games of a season.
Devers went 0 for 4 with three more strikeouts Saturday night in Boston's 4-3 loss to the Texas Rangers, including his last at-bat in the ninth inning when he swung and missed a 92.3 mph cutter from former teammate Chris Martin. Devers is 0 for 12 this season, though did draw a bases-loaded walk in the second.
The 10 strikeouts broke the previous record of nine in the first three games, which had been done five times previously since 1901, according to SportRadar.
