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| Jun 26 2025 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and a walk in Thursday's 12-5 loss to the Marlins. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers is now 9-for-35 (.257) with four extra-base hits and five RBI over his first nine games with the Giants. He got them on the board in the third inning, and while they were able to overcome an early 5-0 deficit, the Marlins' second wind proved to be too much. Devers has a .270/.396/.502 slash line with 17 homers, 63 RBI, 50 runs scored, one stolen base and 20 doubles across 82 games between the Giants and the Red Sox this season. He's recently been playing through a mild groin issue, which continues to limit him to designated hitter. |
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| Jun 22 2025 | Manager Bob Melvin said Devers, who is batting second as the designated hitter Sunday against the Red Sox, is playing through a minor groin injury, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' presence in the lineup speaks to the mildness of the injury, but it will delay him from seeing time at first base with his new team. The 28-year-old has gone 4-for-20 in his first five games with the Giants and launched his first homer since the trade in Saturday's victory. |
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| Jun 21 2025 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Red Sox. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' first home run with his new team was a two-run shot in the third inning off former teammate Brayan Bello, and it proved to be the difference in the game. Since joining the Giants, the 28-year-old has gone 4-for-20 with two extra-base hits and three RBI over five games as the team's designated hitter. On the season, he's slashing .267/.393/.497 with 16 homers, 61 RBI, 48 runs scored and one stolen base across 356 plate appearances. |
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| Jun 18 2025 | Devers went 2-for-5 with an RBI double during Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Guardians. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers made his Giants debut after being acquired from Boston on Sunday. The 28-year-old lined a double to right field in the third inning, giving San Francisco a 2-1 lead. He later added a single to left field in the ninth, marking his second straight multi-hit game. While he started at designated hitter Tuesday, Devers is expected to see time at first base, per Angelina Martin of NBC Sports Bay Area -- a position he declined to take reps at earlier this season with the Red Sox. |
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| Jun 17 2025 | Manager Bob Melvin said that Devers -- who will start at designated hitter and bat third in his Giants debut Tuesday against the Guardians -- will also see some playing time at first base with his new team, Angelina Martin of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. "Yeah, we talked to [Devers] a little bit and, like he said, he goes, 'I'll play wherever you want me to play. I'll hit wherever you want me to hit,'" Melvin said. "We're going to work with him and get him some ground balls at first and make sure he's comfortable before we put him over there, and that's pretty much the way we look at it right now -- little bit of DH and a little bit of first." | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers refused to take reps at first base with Boston when Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury in May, but after being shipped out to San Francisco in a stunning deal Sunday, the 28-year-old expressed a desire to make a positive first impression with his new organization and said through an interpreter Tuesday that he's "here to do whatever they want me to do," per Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic. Aside from three innings at second base and three innings at shortstop, Devers has never played any position but third base during his career. He had served exclusively as a DH for Boston prior to being traded, and Melvin made no mention of the three-time All-Star moving back to his former position, even while Matt Chapman (hand) looks to be at least a couple weeks away from returning from the injured list. Instead, Devers looks as though he'll initially be used mostly at DH with the Giants, though the eventual plan is for him to take over as the club's everyday first baseman once the coaching staff feels he's capable of handling the position defensively. |
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| Jun 15 2025 | Devers was traded to the Giants on Sunday in return for right-handed pitcher Jordan Hicks, lefty starter Kyle Harrison, minor-league outfielder James Tibbs and minor-league reliever Jose Bello, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Yankees, which will ultimately be his final one in a Boston uniform. The 28-year-old's displeasure with the organization has been well-chronicled this year, and he will now get a fresh start in San Francisco. Devers is batting .272 with 15 home runs, 58 RBI, 47 runs scored and a stolen base over 272 at-bats through 73 games this season. His 15 home runs on the year are one higher than the Giants' team total of 14 long balls from lefty bats this year, so he'll address an obvious need for his new squad. It's unclear if Devers will return to the field at third base with the Giants or not, especially considering Matt Chapman (hand) occupies that role when healthy. |
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| Jun 10 2025 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora confirmed Monday that Devers is dealing with a minor physical issue, Chris Henrique of the Boston Sports Journal reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Speculation that Devers might be injured arose when he didn't run out a grounder during Sunday's game against the Yankees. Cora didn't want to divulge exactly what Devers is dealing with, but he noted that it's "nothing major" and is something Devers will continue to play through. Devers has a .958 OPS with two home runs and a 7:8 K:BB over eight games so far in June. |
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| Jun 7 2025 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 9-6 loss to the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers brought the Red Sox a bit closer with a two-run shot in the seventh inning, but that's where an attempted comeback from an early 7-0 deficit ended. For Devers, the homer was his first in 13 games and extended a hit streak to five games. He was one of the hottest hitters in MLB for much of May, but the designated hitter entered Friday's contest with a .195 average (8-for-41) over the previous 11 games. Devers has 13 home runs and 56 RBI through 65 games this season. |
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| May 30 2025 | Devers went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a walk in Friday's 5-1 win over Atlanta. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers posted a pair of RBI for the second game in a row, and he's now up to 11 multi-hit efforts in May. Over 100 at-bats this month, the 28-year-old designated hitter is batting .370 with seven homers, five doubles and a whopping 33 RBI. Devers also has 22 walks in May, and he's thriving as Boston's full-time DH this season. |
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| May 23 2025 | Devers went 4-for-6 with two home runs, three runs scored and eight RBI in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The eight RBI were a career high for the 28-year-old, as Devers took Gregory Soto deep for a three-run blast in the sixth inning before punctuating a massive 13-run eighth by the Red Sox with a grand slam off position player Emmanuel Rivera. The huge performance sent Devers soaring into the major-league lead with 47 RBI, three ahead of Aaron Judge, and the Boston slugger sports a .299/.415/.557 slash line through 52 games with 12 homers and 34 runs. |
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| May 21 2025 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Mets. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers laced one of two solo home runs off Clay Holmes in the fifth inning, giving Boston all it needed. For Devers, it was his third home run in the last four games, and the DH has been on a heater since late April. He's batting .391 (34-for-87) with seven doubles, eight homers, 25 RBI, 16 runs and one steal over 23 games. Devers has managed to not let the drama that engulfed him last week -- when he refused to play first base -- affect his bat. |
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| May 18 2025 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and a double in Sunday's 10-4 loss to Atlanta. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers gave the Red Sox a brief lead with a 442-foot grand slam off Spencer Schwellenbach in the third inning. The 28-year-old has been on a tear in May, hitting .417 with eight multi-hit efforts, eight extra-base hits and 19 RBI. On the season, he's slashing .289/.404/.517 with nine homers, 38 RBI, 29 runs scored and a stolen base across 218 plate appearances. |
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| May 17 2025 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and two total RBI in Saturday's 7-6 win against Atlanta. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was a big factor in Boston's comeback victory, first plating a run with a single in the seventh inning. He then ended the game with a 402-foot solo shot in the ninth for the first walk-off long ball of his career. Devers has reached base safely in 19 of his past 20 contests and is batting .397 with six home runs and 20 RBI during that span. |
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| May 11 2025 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Royals. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run homer that traveled 440 feet in the sixth inning. Despite the drama surrounding the 28-year-old in recent days, he's gone 17-for-37 with four extra-base hits and 12 RBI through 10 games in May. On the season, he's slashing .280/.398/.490 with seven home runs, 31 RBI, 25 runs scored and a steal across 191 plate appearances. |
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| May 10 2025 | Devers went 4-for-4 with three RBI, one walk and a run scored in Saturday's 10-1 win over the Royals. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers put the Red Sox on the board in the third inning with an RBI double, and he proceeded to crack RBI singles in the fifth and eighth. It was the second time this season that Devers tallied four hits, and he has recorded at least one hit in seven of his last nine games, going 14-for-34 (.412) with one stolen base, two runs scored, one home run and 10 RBI over that span. |
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| May 9 2025 | Devers told reporters Thursday that he declined a request from team management to play first base, Ken Powtak of MLB.com reports. "They had the conversation with me," Devers said through team interpreter Daveson Perez. "I don't think, for me personally, it's the best decision after they asked me to play a different position." | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Alex Cora had previously indicated he wasn't even going to ask Devers if he would be willing to move from DH -- a new position for the former third baseman -- to first base, and instead the manager allowed Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow to play bad cop with the request. After a slow start to the season, Devers' bat has locked in since late April. He's 18-for-47 with four home runs, four doubles, 11 RBI and eight runs scored over the last 12 games. Devers' insistence on not switching positions again mid-season leaves Boston without a clear starter at first base in the wake of a season-ending knee injury to Triston Casas. |
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| May 6 2025 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that he has not had a conversation with Devers about playing first base with Triston Casas (knee) out and doesn't plan to, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: While Devers hasn't started a game at a position other than third base in pro ball, he would appear best suited of all of Boston's internal options to handle first base following Casas' season-ending knee injury. However, Cora plans to stick with Devers as his designated hitter and use a combination of Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro at first base for the time being. |
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| May 3 2025 | Devers went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Minnesota. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers got the Red Sox on the board in the third inning with an RBI single to center field, and he tacked on another run in the seventh following a 72-minute rain delay. Devers' strikeout issues at the start the season are a distant memory, as the 28-year-old has driven in at least one run in nine of his past 11 games. Over that span, Devers has gone 15-for-44 (.341) with nine runs scored, three home runs and 11 RBI. |
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| May 1 2025 | Devers went 2-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-6 extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers, who's had an up-and-down season, is on the rise again. He's hit safely in five straight (8-for-22) with three doubles, three home runs and an RBI in all five games. He's batting just .225 for the season, but 15 of his 27 hits have gone for extra bases. Devers ranks third on the team with 19 RBI. |
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| Apr 30 2025 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers swatted a 422-foot blast to right in the third for his only knock of the evening. It's his third home run in his last four games, a span during which he's compiled four RBI and scored six runs while posting a 3:3 BB:K. Devers is still working on upping his batting average after a very slow start to the year. He's currently hitting .217/.352/.417 with five homers, 18 RBI, 21 runs and a 24:39 BB:K in 142 plate appearances. |
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| Apr 19 2025 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers opened the scoring with a three-run blast off Shane Smith in the fifth inning. The 28-year-old has hit safely in four straight contests and was intentionally walked in a tie game in the ninth inning. On the season, he's slashing .229/.343/.386 with two home runs, 12 RBI and 12 runs scored across 83 plate appearances. |
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| Apr 9 2025 | Devers went 2-for-4 with two doubles in Wednesday's 2-1 extra-innings loss to the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Wednesday was the second time Devers recorded two doubles in a game, and it was his fourth multi-hit game of the season. Since starting the season 0-for-19 with 15 strikeouts, Devers has bounced back and has gone 13-for-30 with five walks, eight runs scored, one home run and eight RBI. |
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| Apr 6 2025 | Devers combined to go 5-for-8 with a home run, two doubles, five RBI, five runs scored and two walks in Sunday's doubleheader against St. Louis. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers went 1-for-4 with his first long ball of the year and drew a game-tying walk in the ninth inning in Game 1 of the doubleheader before catching fire with a 4-for-4 performance in Game 2. After a historically bad start to the 2025 campaign, Devers is beginning to look like himself again; over his last five games, he's gone 10-for-19 (.526) with four extra-base hits and a 5:2 BB:K. Devers was in an 0-for-19 rut but has already boosted his slash line to .263/.404/.421 with his recent hot streak. |
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| Apr 2 2025 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers finally got a break from the frustration, logging his first two hits of the season. HIs fifth-inning double snapped an 0-for-21 run (15 strikeouts). It was the first game of 2025 that Devers did not strike out. |
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| Mar 31 2025 | Devers will be part of the starting lineup Monday against the Orioles, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The Red Sox had a few positive takeaways after dropping three of four games in their season-opening series versus the Rangers, but one glaring negative storyline is Devers, who went 0-for-16 with 12 strikeouts. Red Sox manager Alex Cora talked to Devers about tightening his batting stance to create a better base, but the skipper also acknowledged that a player knows his swing the best and trusts Devers to make whatever adjustments the player feels are needed. |
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| Mar 29 2025 | Devers went 0-for-4 with one walk, one RBI and three strikeouts during Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers managed to finally log his first RBI of the 2025 campaign when he drew a walk with the bases loaded in the second inning, but that was about the only highlight of the day for the 28-year-old. He punched three more times Saturday (twice swinging) and has set a major-league record by striking out 10 times in the first three games of the regular season, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Devers will look to get back on track in Sunday's regular season finale against Jacob deGrom. |
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| Mar 27 2025 | Devers started at designated hitter and went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Thursday's 5-2 win over Texas. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers, who had just 15 spring plate appearances, looked like he could have used more in Florida. He struck out swinging three times and whiffed six times in all, including five times against Nathan Eovaldi's breaking ball, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com. To be fair, Devers wasn't the only one that struggled; Boston's top four hitters went a combined 1-for-16. |
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| Mar 26 2025 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday on the WEEI Sports Radio Network that Devers will be the team's designated hitter this season. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: It's been clear for a while that Devers was going to be the DH, but this is the first time Cora has officially made the declaration. Alex Bregman will man Devers' former position at third base. Devers has never been a full-time DH before and some players can have trouble adjusting to the role, but the 28-year-old is a good bet to remain highly productive with the bat as long as the shoulder problems he dealt with last season don't flare up again. |
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| Mar 19 2025 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that it's very unlikely Devers will play third base before the end of spring training, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Cora still hasn't officially announced that Alex Bregman will be his third baseman and Devers will be his designated hitter this season, but that will be the setup for the foreseeable future with Devers unable to play the field. Devers has just two games under his belt this spring, as he's been working on getting his timing down at the plate following last season's shoulder issues. |
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| Mar 15 2025 | Devers (shoulders) is batting second as the designated hitter in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against Atlanta, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: It's the first official appearance of spring training for Devers, who was built up slowly during the first half of camp after his shoulder problems last year. The 28-year-old appears set to begin the season as Boston's primary designated hitter, as he said Thursday he's OK with being utilized that way after previously indicating that he was unwilling to move off third base. That development will allow Alex Bregman to step in at the hot corner after signing a deal worth up to $120 million in February, though the Red Sox haven't officially announced their plans on who will play where. |
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| Mar 13 2025 | Devers (shoulders) said Thursday that he is OK with being a designated hitter if that's where the Red Sox choose to use him, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was speaking publicly for the first time since telling reporters in mid-February that he was a third baseman and was unwilling to be a DH. The 28-year-old has spoken with manager Alex Cora and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow since then, and while he wanted to keep the details of that conversation to himself, he now appears amendable to serving as the team's DH. The Red Sox have not yet announced a decision on where Devers or Alex Bregman will play, but all signs point to Devers indeed being the DH while Bregman handles third base. Devers homered during a simulated game Thursday and is expected to finally make his Grapefruit League debut Saturday against Atlanta. |
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| Mar 12 2025 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Wednesday that he expects Devers (shoulders) to take at-bats during a simulated game Thursday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: If all goes well in the sim game, Devers could be cleared to make his Grapefruit League debut Saturday versus Atlanta. Devers appears to be further away from taking part in full defensive drills at third base, making it likelier by the day that he'll be limited to a designated-hitter duties to begin the 2025 campaign. If that's the case, Masataka Yoshida (shoulder) would presumably open the season on the injured list, as he's been making starts at DH this spring but has yet to complete his throwing progression and could be weeks away from being ready to play the corner outfield. |
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| Mar 11 2025 | Devers (shoulders) is "increasingly likely" to open the season as Boston's designated hitter, with Alex Bregman playing third base, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers hasn't made his Grapefruit League debut yet and all of Bregman's action this spring has come at third base. So, while manager Alex Cora has declined to address the situation, it's pretty clear where this is headed. Devers is currently slated to make his spring debut Saturday, although his debut has already been pushed back multiple times as he works on his swing mechanics that were thrown off by last year's shoulder problems. |
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| Mar 9 2025 | Devers (shoulders) is scheduled to make his Grapefruit League debut Wednesday versus the Twins, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The Red Sox have been proceeding slowly with Devers as he builds up strength in both of his shoulders. Assuming he does play Wednesday, he will have plenty of time to get ready for the March 27 season opener versus the Rangers, but the question remains as to whether he'll play third base or designated hitter on Opening Day. Devers made it clear earlier in camp that he views himself as Boston's third baseman, even after the team signed Alex Bregman. |
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| Mar 7 2025 | Devers (shoulders) is targeting Tuesday or Wednesday for his Grapefruit League debut, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: That would be about a week after his originally scheduled spring debut, as Devers has been working on getting his timing down in live batting practice before testing things out in a game. He's been brought along slowly in camp due to last season's shoulder problems, but he doesn't seem to have had any physical setbacks. While Devers will have less than two weeks of spring games to prep for Opening Day, it doesn't appear his availability for that March 27 contest versus the Rangers is in danger. |
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| Mar 4 2025 | Devers (shoulders) will not make his Grapefruit League debut Wednesday against the Rays as initially anticipated, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has been slow-played this spring following last season's shoulder issues and doesn't feel up to speed yet while taking live batting practice, so he has asked Red Sox manager Alex Cora to delay his spring debut a bit. This seems to be more about Devers wanting to get his timing down and not any kind of physical setback, but the potential red flags are starting to pile up this spring with the 28-year-old. |
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| Feb 28 2025 | Devers (shoulders) could begin the season as Boston's designated hitter, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: In his Opening Day roster projection, Cotillo predicts that Devers will be the DH for the Red Sox, while Alex Bregman will play third base and Kristian Campbell will be at second base. Devers made it clear earlier this month that he wanted to remain at third base, indicating an unwillingness to become a full-time DH. However, Cotillo notes that retorts from chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and manager Alex Cora basically implied that Devers "will eventually play where they want him to play." Devers has been slow-played this spring as he works his way back from last season's shoulder problems, but he is aiming to make his Grapefruit League debut March 5. |
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| Feb 25 2025 | The Red Sox are aiming for Devers (shoulder) to play his first spring game March 5, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: "We are preparing him to play third base," manager Alex Cora said. "That's part of the progression. He'll DH here and there. I don't know if it March [5], he'll play third, but we'll get him reps. I think people are making decisions already, and we haven't made decisions." Cora said Alex Bregman will play second base during spring training. Devers has been doing separate infield and cage work away from other Red Sox players as he continues to build up strength following last year's shoulder injuries. |
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| Feb 19 2025 | Devers has been doing separate infield and cage work away from other Red Sox players as he continues to build up strength following last year's shoulder injuries, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers had problems with both shoulders during the 2024 season, although his left (non-throwing) shoulder was considered to be the bigger issue. He avoided surgery but is being eased into action this spring. Devers is expected to begin regular workouts with the team next week, and if that happens as scheduled, injury concerns should dissipate. However, if he's delayed, it will be time to raise a red flag. Earlier this week, Devers expressed an unwillingness to move off third base this season to accommodate Alex Bregman, but the 28-year-old could wind up at designated hitter even if that's not his preference. |
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| Feb 17 2025 | Devers said Monday that he views himself as a third baseman and would be unwilling to serve as a designated hitter in 2025, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. "Third base is my position. I don't know what [the team's] plans are. I made it clear my desires and whatever happens, we'll see," Devers said through a translator. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has made 942 of his 951 career MLB starts at third base, but his poor defense at the hot corner had already called into question his long-term future at the position, and the Red Sox's signing of Alex Bregman last week has only further fueled the notion that Boston is looking to move Devers off third base. Manager Alex Cora has yet to make any formal pronouncements about the makeup of the Boston infield for 2025, as the possibility exists that Bregman could be used at second base to keep Devers at his normal position. However, prospect Kristian Campbell has worked out exclusively at the keystone so far during camp and could eventually settle in as a full-time regular at the position whenever Boston deems him big-league ready. Whether he stays at third base or is eventually asked to move to DH or first base, Devers should retain a spot in the heart of the Red Sox lineup, coming off a 2024 season in which he hit. 272 with 28 home runs, 83 RBI and 87 runs over 138 games. |
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| Feb 13 2025 | Boston's acquisition of Alex Bregman could impact Devers, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. If Bregman becomes Boston's primary third baseman, then Devers would likely shift to designated hitter or first base. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: While the Bregman deal is not yet official -- it should be in the coming days -- speculation as to how Bregman fits has begun. The easiest path is having Bregman play second base while Devers remains at third; however, Bregman was a Gold Glove Award winner in 2024 and is a better defender than Devers. One scenario involves Boston deploying its best defender at third base, Bregman, and moving Devers to designated hitter or potentially first base. The club has approached Devers about a hypothetical position switch. To make moving Devers feasible, given the current roster alignment, the Red Sox may look to move Masataka Yoshida or Triston Casas. |
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| Dec 30 2024 | Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Monday that Devers is the team's third baseman "as of now," Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The "as of now" part is the takeaway here. It's been reported that Boston has considered shifting Devers to first base, and that seems to still be in play if the club makes an outside addition at third base. The Red Sox have been connected to Alex Bregman via free agency and Nolan Arenado via trade this offseason. |
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| Nov 25 2024 | The Red Sox have had internal discussions about moving Devers off third base, Sean McAdam of MassLive.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers battled through lingering issues with both shoulders during the 2024 season and again graded out poorly defensively at third base with a minus-six Outs Above Average rating. If the Red Sox do ultimately decide to shift him away from the hot corner, they would likely have both Devers and Triston Casas bounce back-and-forth between first base and designated hitter. Third base would then be filled by a free agent or trade acquisition, with Boston being connected to Alex Bregman, Willy Adames and Nolan Arenado. Finding a taker for Masataka Yoshida's contract is also part of the equation. |
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| Sep 22 2024 | Devers will not require offseason surgery after MRIs on both shoulders revealed inflammation, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Though he has had problems with both shoulders for a large chunk of the season, Devers' left (non-throwing) shoulder is considered to be the bigger issue. Thankfully, he looks like he'll be able to make a full recovery with extended rest. Devers was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday, officially ending his season. |
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| Sep 21 2024 | The Red Sox placed Devers on the 10-day injured list Saturday with left shoulder inflammation, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers received an MRI on both of his shoulders Saturday and will officially land on the IL with a left shoulder issue, even though manager Alex Cora said Friday that the third baseman's right shoulder was the main concern. Either way, his move to the injured list will officially put an early end to his season. Romy Gonzalez and Nick Sogard will split reps at third base the rest of the way, and Mickey Gasper will come up from Triple-A Worcester to fill the open spot on the active roster. |
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| Sep 20 2024 | Manager Alex Cora said that Devers injured his right shoulder Friday and will most likely be shut down for the remainder of the season, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Cora added that Devers suffered the injury while taking swings in the cages right before Friday's game versus Minnesota, per Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic. Despite his bad shoulder, the 27-year-old still played Friday, going 1-for-4 with a walk and three strikeouts before being replaced in the infield by Vaughn Grissom in the 11th inning. Devers is slated to receive an MRI on Saturday, though it seems he won't play another game in 2024 no matter what the results of the test are. He'll finish the season with a .272/.354/.516 slash line alongside 28 home runs and 83 RBI, and Nick Sogard will presumably take over as Boston's primary third baseman for the final eight games of the season. |
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| Sep 14 2024 | Devers went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Yankees. He was also hit by a pitch. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: He was plunked by the second pitch he saw from Gerrit Cole, a suspicious occurrence give Devers' long track record of success against the right-hander, but it was Cole's intentional walk of the Boston star with the bases empty in the fourth inning that sparked both his bat, and the team's offense as a whole, to life. Saturday's performance snapped an eight-game RBI drought for the 27-year-old, and on the season Devers is slashing .278/.360/.531 with 28 homers, three steals, 83 RBI and 86 runs. |
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| Sep 10 2024 | Devers went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Monday's 12-3 win over Baltimore. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers appears to be emerging from a recent 1-for-24 stretch. He's hit safely in three of the last four games, going 6-for-15 with two walks, a double and three runs scored. |
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| Sep 8 2024 | Devers went 1-for-2 with a double, two walks and a run scored in Saturday's 7-5 win over the White Sox. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers, who hit out of the second spot in the order behind Jarren Duran for a third consecutive game, doubled and scored a run as part of Boston's four-run first inning. That was a response to the White Sox taking a 2-0 lead in the top half of the frame. "We hit the ball hard," Red Sox manager Alex Cora told Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic following the game. "The two lefties (Duran and Devers), we're going to run with that from now on, it doesn't matter, I just feel comfortable with them." Devers had slumped (1-for-24) since a three-game absence due to discomfort in his shoulders, but he's gone 3-for-6 with two walks over the last two games after going hitless out of the two-hole Thursday. |
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| Sep 5 2024 | Devers batted second and went 0-for-3 with an RBI in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to the Mets. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was moved up the batting order behind Jarren Duran with the hope he'd see more fastballs and emerge from a slump. The theory was sound, but it didn't work out. Devers drove in a run on a sacrifice fly -- his first RBI in seven games -- but went hitless for the fifth time in the last six contests (1-for-24, seven strikeouts). |
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| Sep 4 2024 | Devers will bat second in the order Wednesday, Bill Ladson of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers is slumping, and the Red Sox hope moving him up in the order, behind speedy leadoff batter Jarren Duran, will give him a lot of fastballs. Since returning from a three-game stint to rest his shoulders, Devers is 1-for-21 (.048) over five games. |
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| Sep 3 2024 | Devers went 0-for-4 in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Mets. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers worked through discomfort in his shoulders all season, and it may finally be taking its toll on him. Earlier in the season, rest served Devers well, but a three-game sabbatical at the end of Boston's recent homestand hasn't had a similar effect. He's 1-for-17 in four games since returning to the lineup. |
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| Aug 30 2024 | Devers (shoulder) is batting cleanup as the designated hitter Friday against the Tigers, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Soreness in both shoulders kept Devers out of the lineup for the past three games, but he's back in action for Friday's series opener, although without defensive responsibilities. The 27-year-old was given a rest in the midst of a 3-for-17 slump, and he has a .778 OPS across 22 games in August. |
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| Aug 29 2024 | Devers (shoulder) isn't in Boston's lineup for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers will miss the third game in a row Thursday as he continues to recover from soreness in both of his shoulders. Nick Sogard will get the starting nod at third base in his place, while Mickey Gasper will cover second. |
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| Aug 28 2024 | Devers (shoulders) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers is battling soreness in both shoulders and will receive a second straight day off. Shoulder problems have plagued him off and on this season, but at this point, the Red Sox are viewing Devers as day-to-day. Romy Gonzalez will once again pick up a start at third base in Devers' stead. |
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| Aug 27 2024 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Devers isn't in the lineup Tuesday against the Blue Jays due to soreness in his shoulders, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The 27-year-old has been battling the issue throughout the summer, although Tuesday marks only his third time out of the starting nine since the start of June. Cora indicated Devers could be given multiple days to rest up, so he won't necessarily rejoin the lineup for Wednesday's matchup with Toronto. |
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| Aug 25 2024 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Sunday's 7-5 loss to Arizona. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers took Merrill Kelly yard in the fourth inning with two outs, plating Wilyer Abreu and Triston Casas to give the Red Sox a 4-0 lead. The long ball was Devers' third in the last nine games, a stretch in which he's 9-for-35 with eight RBI and five runs scored. The third baseman has 28 home runs on the year and boasts a .952 OPS, which would be a career high if it stands. |
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| Aug 17 2024 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-1 win against the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers provided the Red Sox with a pair of insurance runs with his two-run blast in the eighth inning. The long ball was the third baseman's second in as many days following an 11-game stretch without a homer. Devers is up to 27 home runs and 77 RBI on the campaign, putting him within reach of the fourth 30-homer, 100-RBI season of his career. |
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| Aug 11 2024 | Devers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers started the previous 49 games but will exit the starting nine for the series finale in what amounts to a rest day, per Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic. The 27-year-old posted a 1.017 OPS during that 49-game stretch but entered Sunday's contest in a 2-for-15 slump. Nick Sogard will receive a look at third base and bat seventh in Devers' absence. |
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| Aug 3 2024 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-6 win over the Rangers. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers had another multi-hit effort to extend a hit streak to nine games. In seven of those nine contests he's had multiple knocks, including nine doubles, one triple and two home runs. That power surge has driven his season OPS to 1.002 (fourth in MLB). |
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| Aug 1 2024 | Devers went 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Mariners. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers walked off Seattle with a double in the top of 10th inning that plated Tyler O'Neill. The three-hit performance extended a hit streak to eight games, during which Devers has gone 17-for-32 (.531) with 10 extra-base hits, seven RBI and seven runs scored. |
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| Jul 31 2024 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, a double, an RBI single and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 10-6 loss to the Mariners. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers got the Red Sox on the scoreboard in the third inning, tagging Luis Castillo for a three-run home run. The third baseman has been on a tear to close July, going 14-for-27 with six doubles, a triple and a homer in his last seven games. The hot streak has brought Devers' batting average above .300, and his 24 homers are tied for ninth in baseball. |
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| Jul 27 2024 | Devers started at third base and went 2-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 9-7 win over the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was back home at third base after serving as the designated hitter in Boston's previous game Wednesday. He had an injury scare with his shoulder Tuesday, which had prompted the move to DH, but the shoulder appears to be fine. Devers is 7-for-10 with four doubles, three walks, two RBI and three runs scored over his last three contests. |
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| Jul 25 2024 | Devers started at designated hitter and went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored in Wednesday's 20-7 loss to Colorado. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers, who was initially penciled in at third base, was moved to DH as a precaution after he survived a shoulder-injury scare Tuesday. He stayed in Tuesday's game following the incident and looked good swinging the bat Wednesday. With a team day off Thursday, Devers could return to the field for Friday's series opener at Fenway Park against the Yankees. |
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| Jul 24 2024 | Devers experienced shoulder discomfort after attempting a diving stop on a grounder in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Rockies, but he was able to stay in and finish the game, MLB.com reports. He went 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, an RBI and a run in the victory. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Red Sox manager Alex Cora said the shoulder was jammed and noted Devers took some "vicious hacks" later in the game. Cora added Devers would be ready to go for Wednesday's series finale. |
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| Jul 13 2024 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 5-0 win against the Royals on Saturday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers capped the scoring in the contest with a solo blast in the fifth inning. It was his 22nd long ball of the season, tied for eighth-most in the majors. Devers also has 59 RBI and is on pace to reach both 30 home runs and 100 RBI for the third time in the past four seasons. |
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| Jul 9 2024 | Devers will skip next week's All-Star Game in order to rest a nagging left shoulder injury, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers missed a few games back in April after injuring the shoulder and it's evidently still caused discomfort at times. The third baseman's production has gotten better every month this season, so the injury doesn't seem to be affecting him much. He has started every game since June 11, including Tuesday's versus the Athletics. Still, Devers and the Red Sox felt it was best for him to rest up over the All-Star break. A replacement for Devers on the American League roster will be announced in the coming days. |
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| Jul 8 2024 | Devers went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: With the game tied going into the seventh, Devers broke through with a solo home run the opposite way to put the Red Sox out in front. He then admired a no-doubter 423-foot blast off Michael Tonkin in the ninth to make it a 3-0 ballgame. With his two-homer performance, Devers now has seven long balls in his last 10 games at Yankee Stadium and moved into a tie with David Ortiz for the fifth-most home runs at Yankee Stadium as a visiting player (16). He hasn't just been hot against the Yankees, however. Over his last 11 games, Devers is slashing .405/.479/.976 with seven homers, 16 RBI, 13 runs and a 6:11 BB:K. He's putting together another extremely productive campaign with one more week before the All-Star break and is currently slashing .293/.378/.593 with 21 homers, 55 RBI, 56 runs and a 40:79 BB:K in 336 plate appearances. |
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| Jul 6 2024 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in a 14-4 loss to the Yankees on Saturday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers hit an RBI single in the third inning before stealing second and coming around to score later in the frame. He then chased Gerrit Cole in the fifth with his 26th career home run against the Yankees. The steal was just his second of the season, but the 27-year-old has slashed a fantastic .287/.373/.570 with 19 home runs, 53 RBI and 54 runs scored over 332 plate appearances. |
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| Jun 30 2024 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 4-1 win over the Padres on Sunday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers gave his team an early lead with his first-inning blast, his fourth homer in his last five games. The Red Sox slugger has broken out of a slump in which he hit only one home run over 15 games. Devers now has 14 extra-base hits and a 1.027 OPS in June, both leading all MLB third basemen. Overall, the 27-year-old is having another fantastic season, hitting .286/.368/.571 with 18 home runs, 45 RBI and a .939 OPS. |
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| Jun 28 2024 | Devers went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 9-2 loss to the Padres. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The third baseman took Wandy Peralta deep in the sixth inning for Boston's final run of the night. Devers has homered in three straight games, and over the last 14 he's batting .321 (17-for-53) with four long balls, 11 RBI and 13 runs. |
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| Jun 26 2024 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 9-4 loss to the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: He took Kevin Gausman deep in the second inning and nearly did it again in the sixth, but his blast to the deepest part of the center field triangle at Fenway Park ended up being a double due to fan interference. Devers has erupted in June, slashing .300/.359/.625 over 21 games with four doubles, two triples, six homers, 16 RBI and 18 runs. |
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| Jun 24 2024 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Monday's win over Toronto. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers put the Red Sox on the board with a two-run shot in the fourth inning. He has five homers in 20 games this month, though only two have come in his last 16 appearances. Devers bumped his slash line up to a robust .282/.366/.544 with 45 runs scored and 33 extra-base hits. |
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| Jun 11 2024 | Defers (knee) is batting fourth and playing third base Tuesday against Philadelphia, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers missed Sunday's game with left knee soreness but he's back in the lineup for Tuesday's series opener. He's 8-for-25 (.320) with three homers through seven games in June and owns a .932 OPS on the year. |
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| Jun 10 2024 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora suggested Sunday that he expects Devers (knee) to be back in the lineup for Tuesday's series opener versus the Phillies, MLB.com reports. "He's OK," Cora said of Devers prior to Sunday's 6-4 extra-inning over the White Sox. "Hopefully one day [off], [then Monday's team off day] and be ready for Tuesday. If he feels like he's banged up, giving him a day will benefit him." | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was lifted in the eighth inning of Saturday's 6-1 loss to Chicago after Cora said that the the third baseman's left knee was bothering him when he was getting ready to swing in the batter's box. Though Devers likely could have played Sunday if necessary, the Red Sox might have chosen to err on the side of caution and hold him out of the lineup after he had previously dealt with a bone bruise in the same knee in April that cost him five starts. After getting Sunday and Monday off, Devers should be ready to go for the three-game series with the Phillies, but fantasy managers may still want to confirm that he's starting Tuesday before locking him into lineups. |
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| Jun 8 2024 | Devers was removed from Saturday's 6-1 loss to the White Sox with left knee soreness and won't play in Sunday's series finale, Sean McAdam of MassLive.com reports. He went 0-for-2 with a walk before exiting. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Manager Alex Cora said postgame that Devers reported soreness in his left knee -- the same knee that forced Devers to miss nearly a week in late April -- which led to Devers' removal in the eighth inning. Cora will play it safe with the stud third baseman, giving him a day off Sunday. The Red Sox have a team off day Monday, so Devers' return to the lineup would come Tuesday against Philadelphia at the earliest. |
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| Jun 6 2024 | Devers was pinch-hit for in the seventh inning of Thursday's game against the White Sox, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers exited with the Red Sox up 11-0 to get some extra rest, and he went 1-for-4 with a run scored prior to hitting the bench. He now has a six-game hitting streak, during which he's 8-for-23 with three homers, six RBI and seven runs scored. |
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| Jun 5 2024 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs, a walk, three total RBI and three total runs scored in Wednesday's 9-0 win over Atlanta. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers opened the scoring with an opposite-field solo shot off Spencer Schwellenbach in the second inning before extending the Red Sox lead to 8-0 with a two-run blast off left-hander Ray Kerr in the seventh. The 27-year-old Devers is now 7-for-19 (.368) with three homers and six RBI in his last five contests. He's slashing .288/.380/.576 with 13 homers, 32 RBI and 34 runs scored across 221 plate appearances this season. |
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| Jun 2 2024 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, triple, two RBI and a walk Sunday against the Tigers. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers third-inning triple plated a run while his solo blast in the eighth knotted the game at four and set the stage for extra innings. It was the second triple and 11th homer of the season for Devers, who entered the game in a mini 1-for-10 slump since accumulating four hits against the Orioles on Tuesday. It was also the first dinger for Devers since hitting homers in six-consecutive games from May 15-20. |
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| May 28 2024 | Devers went 4-for-5 with a triple, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-3 win over Baltimore. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The four hits are a season-high for Devers while the triple was his first since 2022. The 27-year-old third-baseman had cooled off a bit following his six-game home-run streak, going 3-for-17 in his last five contests. Following Tuesday's effort, Devers is slashing .289/.380/.548 with 10 homers, 26 RBI and 28 runs scored through 192 plate appearances this season. |
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| May 20 2024 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Monday's win over the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' two-run blast in the fourth inning was his 10th of the year and he's gone deep in six straight games. Interestingly, he has only seven hits during that span. The star third baseman is slashing .284/.380/.567 with 23 RBI and 20 extra-base hits through 37 games. In 18 games this month, Devers has knocked 13 extra-base hits while going 20-for-70 (.286). |
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| May 19 2024 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and two runs scored Sunday against the Cardinals. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' sixth-inning blast gives him nine on the season and marked his fifth consecutive game with a home run, tying a Red Sox record in the process. After a slow start to the season, Devers has caught fire lately, hitting safely in 21 of his last 23 games while batting .337 with seven homers, 16 RBI and 17 runs scored. |
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| May 18 2024 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Cardinals. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has homered in four straight games, giving him eight long balls on the year. The third baseman took Miles Mikolas deep in the fourth inning Saturday. Devers is batting .294 (10-for-34) with seven extra-base hits and seven RBI during his eight-game hitting streak. He's up to a .284/.381/.537 slash line through 36 contests this season. |
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| May 16 2024 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers took righty Zack Littell yard for a solo homer in the second inning, marking the lefty third baseman's second straight game with a long ball. All six of Devers' homers this season have come off RHP, and he boasts a .302/.394/.593 slash line against opposite-handed pitching. |
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| May 15 2024 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday in a loss to the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' sixth-inning solo shot brought Boston to within a run, but it ended up being the final tally for either team. The long ball extended the third baseman's on-base streak to nine contests, and he's hitting .270 with two homers, five RBI and five runs over that stretch. On a less positive note, Devers has struck out at least once in 12 straight games, and his 24.1 percent strikeout rate is on pace to be his worst mark since the abbreviated 2020 campaign. |
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| May 8 2024 | Devers is expected to hit in the four-hole for the foreseeable future, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers slotted in at cleanup Wednesday and went 1-for-4 in a loss to Atlanta. He usually hits second in the order, but manager Alex Cora wants to separate the two lefties at the top -- Jarren Duran bats leadoff. Connor Wong hit second Wednesday against lefty Chris Sale, and Cora said he'll probably use Wilyer Abreu there against righties. |
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| May 5 2024 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Twins. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After opening the game 0-for-3, Devers singled and later came around to score in the top of the eighth inning before launching a two-run home run off Jay Jackson in the following frame. The long ball was his fourth of the season and his first in 10 games. Since returning from a bone bruise in his left knee April 24, Devers has batted .415 with two homers, seven RBI and eight runs scored over 41 at-bats in 11 contests. |
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| Apr 25 2024 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Cleveland. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers produced a second consecutive three-hit effort after missing five games with a knee injury. He's 6-for-9 with a double, home run, two RBI and two runs scored in his two games back. The downtime appears to have given the balky shoulder he was dealing with during Boston's homestand last week time to heal. |
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| Apr 24 2024 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a walk, home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 8-0 win over Cleveland. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was in the lineup for the first time in a week while dealing with a bone bruise in his left knee. He returned as the designated hitter and recorded his first multi-hit game since Opening Day. The next hurdle for Devers will be playing a game in the field. |
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| Apr 23 2024 | Manager Alex Cora said Devers (knee), who is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians, is scheduled to start as the designated hitter Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republicanreports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was originally expected to rejoin the lineup for Tuesday's series opener, but the club decided he could use one more day, especially with the weather forecast for Tuesday being questionable. The veteran third baseman hasn't seen the field since Wednesday due to a bone bruise on his left knee. |
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| Apr 21 2024 | Devers (knee) is expected to rejoin the lineup Tuesday against the Guardians, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The 27-year-old sat out Sunday for the fourth consecutive game due to a bone bruise in his left knee, but he should return to action following Monday's team off day. It's been a slow start to the season for Devers, who has a .188/.328/.375 slash line with two homers through 58 plate appearances. |
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| Apr 20 2024 | Devers (knee) isn't in Boston's lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republicanreports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers will sit for the third straight game after being diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee Thursday. There has been no indication that the 27-year-old is moving toward a stay on the injured list, though his chances of playing this weekend against Pittsburgh are dwindling. Bobby Dalbec will draw another start at third base with Devers out. |
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| Apr 19 2024 | Devers (knee) is out of the lineup for Friday's game at Pittsburgh, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was diagnosed with a bone bruise on his left knee Thursday and will sit Friday for the third time in Boston's past three games. The 27-year-old is not expected to require a trip to the injured list, but he may not see much action this weekend versus the Pirates. Bobby Dalbec is starting at third base in Devers' place Friday. |
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| Apr 18 2024 | Imaging on Devers' left knee revealed a bone bruise Thursday, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Manager Alex Cora said Devers will be viewed as day-to-day going forward, and a trip to the injured list isn't expected. Devers was removed from Tuesday's game due to his injury and attempted to play through it Wednesday, but the results of his MRI will presumably keep him out of the lineup for multiple games. Pablo Reyes will start at third base Thursday and will likely continue to do so while the All-Star infielder is sidelined. |
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| Apr 17 2024 | Manager Alex Cora said Devers (knee) will serve as the Red Sox's designated hitter in Wednesday's contest versus the Guardians, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was removed from Tuesday's 10-7 loss to Cleveland due to left knee soreness, but he's feeling better than expected a day later and will be available Wednesday in a non-defensive role. He should be ready to return to third base in a day or two. |
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| Apr 16 2024 | Devers was removed from Tuesday's game against Cleveland due to left knee discomfort, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was 1-for-2 with two RBI and two walks before Bobby Dalbec replaced him at third base ahead of the eighth inning. It remains to be seen how serious Devers' injury is, but it's possible the Red Sox hold him out of the lineup for a game or two considering he recently also missed time due to an injured shoulder. |
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| Apr 15 2024 | Devers went 1-for-4 in Monday's 6-0 loss to the Guardians. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers returned to the lineup after missing four games due to a sore left shoulder. The third baseman, who had one of three Boston hits, has scuffled to start the season, batting .190 through 11 games. |
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| Apr 14 2024 | Devers (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The 27-year-old's absence from the starting nine will extend to four games Sunday as he continues to nurse a sore left shoulder. According to Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic, Devers is going through pregame work Sunday, and manager Alex Cora expects the third baseman to be back in the lineup Monday versus Cleveland. Bobby Dalbec will receive another start at the hot corner with Devers still sidelined. |
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| Apr 13 2024 | Devers (shoulder) is not in Saturday's lineup against the Angels. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: It was initially reported Friday that Devers would likely be back from his shoulder issue Saturday, but it was reported several hours later that he would likely not be back just yet. Devers remains day-to-day, and Bobby Dalbec will start at third base in his stead. |
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| Apr 12 2024 | Manager Alex Cora said Friday that Devers (shoulder) will likely sit out Saturday's game against the Angels, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Cora had previously said Friday that Devers was expected to return to the lineup Saturday, but he appears to have had a change of heart. If Devers does end up missing Saturday's contest, it will be the third consecutive start he's missed due to his sore left shoulder, though the team remains optimistic he'll avoid an IL stint. |
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| Apr 11 2024 | Devers (shoulder) is not likely to return to the Red Sox's lineup Friday against the Angels, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was held out of Thursday's game against Baltimore with soreness in his shoulder. The team is hoping he'll avoid a stint on the injured list, though it appears likely that he'll miss his second consecutive game Friday. Pablo Reyes started in Devers' place at the hot corner Thursday. |
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| Mar 31 2024 | Devers went 1-for-5 in Sunday's 5-1 win over Seattle. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was back in action after missing two games due to a shoulder injury. He was back at third base and batted second. |
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| Mar 30 2024 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Saturday that Devers (shoulder) is feeling better and he's optimistic the third baseman will return to the lineup Sunday, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers is sitting out a second straight game Saturday with left shoulder soreness, but he was able to take some swings in the batting cage pregame and is trending in the right direction. Pablo Reyes is filling in at third base for Devers in Saturday's contest versus the Mariners. |
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| Mar 29 2024 | Devers was scratched from the lineup for Friday's game against Seattle due to left shoulder soreness, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was previously set to start at third base and bat second. Whether the absence will extend beyond Friday remains to be seen. With Devers out, Bobby Dalbec will start at third base, while Tyler O'Neill will move from fifth to second in the batting order between Jarren Duran and Masataka Yoshida. |
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| Mar 28 2024 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double and two total RBI in Thursday's 6-4 victory versus Seattle. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers put Boston's first runs of the season on the board in the third inning with his 400-foot, two-run homer off Mariners ace Luis Castillo. The third baseman is off to a strong start to the campaign as he seeks to build upon the 33-homer, 100-RBI performance he posted last year. Devers is one of the most reliable third basemen in fantasy after averaging 33 long balls, 100 RBI and 150 games played over the past three campaigns. |
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| Mar 1 2024 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a homer and one RBI, scoring twice in Boston's 5-2 win against Detroit on Thursday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The third baseman remains a linchpin in Boston's retooled lineup and certainly appears to be regular-season ready averaging .429 to begin spring training. Devers won't have much name-brand support in the order besides Trevor Story, but it's hard to imagine the slugger not getting close to his 2023 numbers where he tallied 33 homers and 100 RBI. |
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| Sep 27 2023 | Devers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Rays, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has been scuffling lately with just two hits over his last 21 at-bats, so he'll receive a rare day off to clear his head. Bobby Dalbec is getting a start at third base for Boston on Wednesday. |
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| Sep 17 2023 | Devers went 2-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run in Sunday's loss against the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers tied the game 2-2 in the top of the ninth inning with a homer off Erik Swanson, his 33rd of the season and his second is any many days. The 26-year-old Devers has been red hot of late, going 13-for-30 (.433) with three homers in his last nine games. Overall, he's batting .276 with an .876 OPS, 98 RBI and 87 runs scored through 614 plate appearances this season. |
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| Sep 15 2023 | Devers went 4-for-6 with two walks, a solo home run and two total runs across both games of a twin bill Thursday against the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers reached base twice in the matinee and followed by going 3-for-3 with a walk in the nightcap. In the second contest, he slammed a solo homer to right field in the third inning for his 31st long ball of the campaign. Devers has reached base safely in six consecutive contests, going 10-for-20 with two homers, four RBI, seven runs and four walks over that span. |
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| Sep 13 2023 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 3-2 loss to the Yankees in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader. He did not start the nightcap but walked as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of a 4-1 loss. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers led off the fourth inning with his 30th home run and snapped a 19-game drought without going deep. With the homer, Devers entered an elite club in franchise history with three 30-homer seasons before the age of 27. He joined Hall of Famers Jim Rice and Ted Williams in that achievement. |
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| Sep 12 2023 | Devers is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Game 1 of the doubleheader. Luis Urias will start at the hot corner, batting eighth. |
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| Sep 10 2023 | Devers went 4-for-6 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 13-12 loss to the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' first four-hit game of the year marked his fourth multi-hit output in the last eight contests, and the 26-year-old is hitting .333 (12-for-36) with six doubles, three RBI, six runs and a steal during that span. However, he hasn't notched a home run in 18 games, leaving him stuck on 29 long balls on the campaign. Devers is now slashing .272/.343/.505 with 92 RBI and 80 runs across 580 plate appearances this season. |
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| Aug 28 2023 | Devers (wrist) will start at third base and bat second in Monday's game against the Astros, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was held out of Sunday's loss to the Dodgers with a right wrist issue, but after precautionary X-rays returned negative, he's feeling good enough to rejoin the lineup one day later. Fantasy managers in weekly formats can feel comfortable inserting Devers in lineups as the Red Sox kick off a six-game week. |
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| Aug 27 2023 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Dodgers that X-rays on Devers' right wrist returned negative, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was held out of the lineup Sunday after he was hit in the wrist by a pitch late in Saturday's 8-5 win, but he was sent in for X-rays for what appears to be mostly precautionary purposes. As anticipated, the X-rays revealed no structural damage to Devers' wrist, and Cora is hopeful that the star third baseman will return to the lineup for Monday's series opener versus the Astros. |
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| Aug 20 2023 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a double, a solo homer and two additional runs scored in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers opened the scoring in the first inning with a solo homer off Clarke Schmidt, his 29th long ball of the year and third in four games. The 26-year-old Devers feasted against Yankees pitching this weekend, going 9-for-13 (.692) with a pair of home runs in the three-game series. His slash line is up to .274/.347/.530 with 85 RBI and 69 runs scored across 499 plate appearances this season. |
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| Aug 19 2023 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-1 win over the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers singled in each of his first two at-bats before crushing a solo homer in the top of the ninth, which served as the final death blow to New York on the afternoon. It was the third baseman's second consecutive game with three hits and he's now homered in two of his last three contests, racking up five RBI over that stretch to go along with four runs scored. |
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| Aug 13 2023 | Devers isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After going 3-for-7 through the first two games of the series, Devers will get a day off for the first time since mid-July. Luis Urias will shift over to third base in Devers' absence, allowing Pablo Reyes to start at second. |
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| Aug 6 2023 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: His fourth-inning shot off Jose Berrios tied the score at 3-3, but Boston was never able to take a lead in the game. Devers has been locked in since the All-Star break, slashing .328/.394/.656 over his last 17 games with six of his 26 home runs on the season, as he closes in on the third 30-homer campaign of his career. |
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| Jul 31 2023 | Devers went 3-for-4 in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Mariners. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Boston had nine hits in the game, though Devers was the only Red Sox hitter with multiple hits. The third baseman had struggled to hit for much of an average in the first half of the campaign, but he batted .354 (29-for-82) in July to lift his season slash line to .266/.333/.519. He's added 25 home runs, 76 RBI, 57 runs scored and two stolen bases over 100 contests as one of Boston's most reliable players. |
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| Jul 27 2023 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Atlanta. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Boston's bats had been quelled by Spencer Strider before Devers reached down for a pitch that Statcast indicated was 1.06 feet off the ground and sent it to the right field bleachers. It was the third-lowest pitch hit for a homer in MLB this year, per Ian Browne of MLB.com. The homer ignited the Red Sox, which plated five runs over the final three innings for a comeback win. Devers has hit safely in five straight, going 8-for-19 with two home runs during that span. |
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| Jul 20 2023 | Devers started at third base and went 0-for-4 in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to Oakland. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers returned to the lineup after missing the two previous games with a calf injury. Prior to the injury, Devers was in a groove, going 10-for-27 with four doubles, three home runs and seven RBI over seven contests. The Red Sox are off Thursday and will return to action Friday at home against the Mets. |
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| Jul 19 2023 | Devers (calf) will start at third base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers missed the first two games of the series in Oakland with a tight right calf, but he looks like he'll try and give it a go Wednesday. Fantasy players planning to use Devers in DFS lineups may still want to keep close tabs on the Boston lineup leading up to the 3:37 p.m. ET opening pitch just to ensure he isn't a late scratch. |
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| Jul 18 2023 | Devers (calf) remains out of the lineup Tuesday at Oakland. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers is still considered day-to-day after experiencing tightness in his right calf during Sunday's series finale against the Cubs. Justin Turner will play third base and bat third Tuesday versus the Athletics and right-hander Luis Medina. Masataka Yoshida is serving as Boston's designated hitter and cleanup man. |
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| Jul 17 2023 | Devers is out of the starting lineup Monday against Oakland due to right calf tightness and is being considered day-to-day, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers felt some tightness in his calf during Sunday's game and mentioned the issue to skipper Alex Cora after the game, per Mike Monaco of ESPN. The team is hopeful it'll be a one-day absence for Devers, who will likely be re-evaluated Tuesday morning to determine his availability for the second game of the series. |
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| Jul 16 2023 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a double in Sunday's 11-5 win over the Cubs. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers is 6-for-13 with three homers and two doubles in three games since the All-Star break, though that may be a product of facing Cubs pitching. The third baseman has five multi-hit efforts in 11 games in July, batting .395 (17-for-43) in that span. He's up to a .261/.330/.523 slash line with 23 homers, 73 RBI, 53 runs scored, two stolen bases and 22 doubles through 90 contests. He's added 22 points to his batting average since June 23, and that has led to overall improvements in his season-long production. |
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| Jul 14 2023 | Devers went 3-for-5 with two solo homers in Friday's win over the Cubs. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers wasted no time starting his second half off right with solo homers in the second and third innings. He's up to 22 long balls with an .841 OPS through 380 plate appearances. The 26-year-old slugger snapped a seven-game homerless drought and is now hitting .356 (21-for-59) with five home runs over the last 16 games. |
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| Jul 2 2023 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a homer, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's victory over the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers put the Red Sox on top 2-1 with his two-run home run in the top of the third and again added to Boston's lead with an RBI single in the fifth. The third baseman reached base three times in the contest and fell a triple short of a cycle while launching his third homer in his last eight games. He's hitting .344 over that eight-game stretch with six RBI and seven runs scored. |
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| Jun 23 2023 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-1 win over the White Sox. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' fourth-inning blast gave the Red Sox the lead for good. The third baseman has hit a small skid, going 5-for-30 (.167) across his last eight games. He's up to 18 homers and 60 RBI through 73 contests, but his .239/.302/.488 slash line is unusually poor. Despite the struggles at the plate, Devers still has a firm grip on a starting job. |
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| Jun 14 2023 | Devers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: With a team off day coming Thursday, the Red Sox will look to build in a two-day break for Devers, who was overdue for a breather after starting in each of Boston's last 16 games. Justin Turner will step in for Devers at the hot corner in the series finale with Colorado. |
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| Jun 10 2023 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Yankees pitching seems to be the remedy for Devers' recent power drought -- he's homered in consecutive contests against New York after going 16 games without a long ball. The third baseman accounted for Boston's lone run Saturday. He's up to 15 homers and 16 doubles through 62 contests this season, but his .247 batting average is far below his established standard. He's also walking less (6.4 percent) and striking out a bit more (20.3 percent) than he did last year, though he's produced 51 RBI and 34 runs scored to be plenty useful in standard fantasy formats. |
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| Jun 4 2023 | Devers went 0-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in Saturday's 8-5 win over the Rays in the first game of a doubleheader. He went 0-for-2 with two walks in the nightcap. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers worked an eight-pitch walk right before Justin Turner delivered a three-run double in the pivotal, six-run sixth inning of the afternoon game. Devers has always been willing take a base on balls during his career, but the third baseman hadn't exhibited that trait for much of 2023... until recently. Devers sat on a career-low 4.6 BB% to start the week but has walked five times in the last four games. |
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| May 29 2023 | Devers went 0-for-5 in Sunday's 4-2 loss to Arizona. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers returned to the lineup after missing the first two games of the series with a calf strain. The third baseman's 0-fer included two at-bats with with runners in scoring position. Devers has just two hits over the last 26 at-bats. |
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| May 28 2023 | Devers (calf) will start at third base and bat second in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was idle for the first two games of the series in Arizona while battling a sore left calf, but after he was able to run on the field without issue Sunday, he'll be cleared to enter the lineup for the finale. In his return to action, Devers will be looking to put an end to a 2-for-19 skid at the plate over his last five starts before he hit the bench with the injury. |
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| May 27 2023 | Devers is dealing with a left calf injury but hopes to return Sunday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The injury explains why Devers is sitting for the second consecutive day Saturday against Arizona, and it may also partially explain his 2-for-19 stretch over his last five games. He's feeling better, however, so a trip to the injured list doesn't seem necessary. |
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| May 26 2023 | Devers is not in the lineup Friday against the Diamondbacks. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: This appears to be a planned night off for Devers, who has fallen into a bit of a slump but still boasts 13 homers and 44 RBI through 49 games on the year. Justin Turner is covering third base and batting third Friday versus the Diamondbacks and right-hander Brandon Pfaadt. Masataka Yoshida will take a turn as Boston's designated hitter. |
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| May 20 2023 | Devers went 2-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 6-1 win over the Padres. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers homered in back-to-back innings, going yard in the second and third. The infielder's first long ball put Boston up 1-0, while the second one drove in three runs, extending the lead to 6-0. The 26-year-old now has 13 homers on the year, tied for fourth in MLB. |
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| May 10 2023 | Devers is not in the lineup Wednesday against Atlanta, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: This appears to be a routine day of rest for Devers, who's sitting on a .245/.299/.538 slash line with 11 home runs and 34 RBI through 36 games this season. Justin Turner will start at third base and bat third for Boston. |
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| May 4 2023 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Thursday's 11-5 win over the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers provided a two-run double to cap Boston's five-run second inning, and he added a two-run homer as insurance in the eighth. The third baseman is 7-for-25 (.280) with two homers and seven RBI over his last six games. For the season, he's slashing .240/.291/.558 with 11 homers, 31 RBI, 22 runs scored and eight doubles through 32 contests. |
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| Apr 30 2023 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's 8-7 extra-inning win over the Guardians. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers launched his AL-leading 10th home run in the first inning to give Boston an early lead. The third baseman is on pace for 60 homers over a 162-game season. He appears to have a made a conscious decision to leave the park more often, which has come at the expense of batting average. Devers has career highs in launch angle (15.0) and flyball percentage (33.3) in his pursuit of the long ball but is hitting just .239 (.208 BABIP). |
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| Apr 28 2023 | Devers has moved down to the cleanup spot for the Red Sox in Friday's game versus the Guardians, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: He's batted second almost exclusively this season when both he and Masataka Yoshida are in the lineup, but the two will flip-flop Friday as Yoshida moves to the two-hole and Devers hits fourth. A .238 batting average and .282 on-base percentage for Devers thus far have been disappointing, but he's leading the American League with nine home runs. |
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| Apr 4 2023 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's 7-6 loss to the Pirates. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers hit his first home run of the season -- the first of three first-inning home runs -- but Boston pitching squandered an early advantage. Thus far, it's looking like Red Sox bats will carry the team, as only one starter has pitched into the fifth inning. Devers has done his part, hitting safely in all four games (8-for-19) with three extra-base hits, five runs scored and two RBI. |
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| Mar 31 2023 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Thursday's 10-9 loss to Baltimore. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers offered his usual production from the two-hole, but he was the victim of a pitch-clock strikeout to lead off the eighth inning. The Red Sox were down 10-4 at the time but mounted a three-run rally after Devers' gaffe and left a runner on. There's no telling what the team might have done with an extra out and baserunner. The third baseman accepted blame when talking to Matt Ventour of MassLive.com, noting he's still adjusting to the new rules. |
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| Mar 17 2023 | Devers returned to spring training Friday after the Dominican Republic was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers went 2-for-16 with two walks and zero RBI over four games while serving as the designated hitter and cleanup hitter. Manny Machado was the starter at third base. Devers will get his reps at third base over the final two weeks before the regular season kicks off. Prior to the WBC, Devers made 14 plate appearances in Grapefruit League play. |
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| Feb 27 2023 | Devers is expected to remain the No. 2 hitter in Boston's lineup, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Red Sox manager Alex Cora is adamant about separating Devers and Masataka Yoshida, a pair of lefty hitters. Since Devers, deemed as Boston's most dangerous hitter, prefers hitting second, Cora will likely leave him in that spot while slotting Yoshida in the middle of the order. Yoshida has appeared in two games this spring and slotted in at cleanup. In Devers' lone appearance, he's batted out of the two-hole. |
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| Jan 4 2023 | Devers agreed to an 11-year, $331 million contract extension with the Red Sox on Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers avoided arbitration with Boston on Tuesday by signing a one-year, $17.5 million deal. Although the two sides appeared to be far apart on a long-term contract, they managed to reach an agreement a day later. Devers' deal is the richest in Red Sox history and the largest contract for a third baseman in MLB history. The 26-year-old has been named an All-Star in the last two seasons, and he slashed .287/.355/.530 with 65 home runs, 201 RBI, 185 runs and eight stolen bases while playing 297 games across those campaigns. |
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| Jan 3 2023 | Devers signed a one-year, $17.5 million contract with the Red Sox on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: It's a nice raise for Devers, who made $11.2 million in 2022. The third baseman agreeing to a deal now does not preclude him signing a long-term contract extension with Boston, although at last check the two sides were reportedly far apart on an agreement. Devers -- who is coming off back-to-back All-Star Game appearances -- is currently slated to hit free agency next offseason. |
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| Oct 3 2022 | Devers went 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Monday's 4-3 win over the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers singled in the first and third innings before ripping a double and coming around to score in the bottom of the sixth. He later added a sacrifice fly in following frame, giving the Red Sox the lead at 4-3. The multi-hit effort was his second straight and fourth in his last seven contests. Since Sept. 18, Devers has produced a .388 average with a homer, nine RBI and six runs scored over 49 at-bats in 13 games. |
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| Oct 2 2022 | Devers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Toronto. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has a .360/.467/.440 slash line over his past seven games and will take a seat for the series finale versus the Blue Jays. Bobby Dalbec will step in at the hot corner and bat eighth in the series finale. |
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| Sep 28 2022 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in Tuesday's 13-9 win over the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After pounding out a double and a pair of base hits in Monday's 14-8 loss, Devers continued to torture Baltimore pitching in the second game of the series with another two singles. Devers, who is hitting .366 over his last 10 games, will start at third base and bat second in Wednesday's game, according to Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican. |
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| Sep 25 2022 | Devers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers will step out of the lineup for the first time since Sept. 7, and he had an .815 OPS with two home runs and 11 RBI during that 13-game stretch. Bobby Dalbec will step in at the hot corner and bat seventh in Sunday's series finale. |
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| Sep 21 2022 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Reds. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers launched his 27th home run in the top of the ninth, giving Boston a 5-1 cushion, but it turned out to be needed when the Reds plated two off Matt Strahm. Devers has reached base safely in nine straight games, going 12-for-37 (.324) with two home runs, two doubles, 11 RBI, one steal and three runs scored during that stretch. |
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| Sep 18 2022 | Devers went 4-for-6 with a double and three RBI in Sunday's 13-3 win over the Royals. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers knocked a two-run single in the fifth inning followed by another RBI single in the eighth. It's been an up-and-down September for the star third baseman; after three straight multi-hit games to begin the month, Devers hit just .216 over his next 10 games before Sunday's strong effort. He's now slashing .292/.351/.527 with 66 extra-base hits and 82 RBI through 556 plate appearances. |
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| Sep 11 2022 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Saturday's 17-4 win over Baltimore. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers ended a 21-game run without a home run early in the contest, connecting on a first-inning grand slam. His 425-foot no-doubter also lifted the third baseman from a 1-for-13 funk over the last four games, during which he left 12 men on base. |
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| Sep 7 2022 | Devers isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Rays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers is getting a rare day off after he went 1-for-10 with an RBI, two walks and a strikeout over the last three games. Christian Arroyo will take over at the hot corner and bat sixth. |
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| Sep 2 2022 | Devers went 2-for-2 with a double, two runs scored, one RBI and two walks in Friday's 9-1 win over Texas. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers scored a run in the fourth inning before knocking an RBI double and scoring again in the fifth. He's gone 4-for-7 with three doubles over his last two games after snapping an 0-for-20 skid. The star third baseman is now slashing .291/.349/.537 with 62 extra-base hits and 70 RBI through 115 games. |
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| Sep 1 2022 | Devers went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and three RBI against Texas in a 9-8 victory Thursday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers came up big late in the contest, doubling home a run to kick off an eighth-inning Boston comeback that included his two-run double in the ninth. The big performance snapped a five-game drought during which the third baseman went hitless over 20 at-bats. Devers is tied for seventh in the league with 35 doubles on the campaign. |
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| Aug 26 2022 | Devers is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Rays, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers had started all 21 games since returning from the injured list Aug. 2, but he'll receive a day off after posting a .626 OPS during that stretch. Christian Arroyo will shift to third base and Enrique Hernandez to second while Jarren Duran starts in center field. |
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| Aug 14 2022 | Devers went 2-for-4 with one homer, two RBI and one run scored in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The 25-year-old broke out of a slump in a big way Sunday, carrying the Red Sox to victory in Sunday night's bout with the Yankees. Devers was slashing just .136/.208/.313 since returning from his hamstring injury on August 2, but with the home run Sunday, he seems to be back on track. The All-Star is still sporting a healthy .305/.361/.577 line on the season. |
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| Aug 2 2022 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional RBI in a 2-1 win against Houston on Tuesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Returning from a 10-game absence due to a hamstring injury, Devers was responsible for both of Boston's runs with an RBI double in the fourth inning and what proved to be the game-winning solo home run in sixth. The 25-year-old slashed .300/.327/.660 across 13 July games and was able to carry over that performance to his first August contest. Through 88 games this season, Devers is slashing .326/.380/.612 with 23 home runs, 63 runs and 57 RBI. |
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| Aug 1 2022 | Devers (hamstring) is expected to return to action Tuesday against the Astros, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers landed on the injured list in late July, and it appears he will not miss more than the minimum 10 days he was required to sit out. |
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| Jul 28 2022 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora said that Devers (hamstring) is on pace to return from the 10-day injured list when first eligible Tuesday, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After being deactivated last weekend due to right hamstring inflammation, Devers was cleared to take swings in the batting cage a few days later. Perhaps more significantly, Cora relayed that Devers fielded grounders Thursday, which suggests the hamstring issue doesn't hamper him when he plays third base. So long as Devers can run the bases without any discomfort in the next few days, he looks as though he'll be ready to check back into Boston's lineup Tuesday. |
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| Jul 27 2022 | Devers (hamstring) took some swings in the batting cage at Fenway Park on Wednesday, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers didn't appear to be hindered at the plate by his inflamed right hamstring, but his ability to run the bases and move laterally at third base will offer better gauges of his health once he's cleared for full baseball activities. The 25-year-old All-Star is eligible to return from the 10-day injured list as soon as Tuesday in Houston. |
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| Jul 23 2022 | Devers was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday with right hamstring inflammation, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: He apparently tweaked his hamstring Friday and it's serious enough that the Red Sox didn't waste any time and put him on the IL the next day. Franchy Cordero and Bobby Dalbec should play pretty regularly while Devers is sidelined. |
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| Jul 17 2022 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 14-1 loss to the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers gave Boston a 1-0 lead two batters into the game, but that was the extent of the Red Sox's opposition. Xander Bogaerts followed with a single, then the lineup didn't get another hit until Kevin Plawecki's double in the ninth inning. Devers, an All-Star starter at third base, has launched home runs in three straight games and leads the team with 22. |
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| Jul 14 2022 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers plated the game's first run with his solo shot to right field in the fourth inning. The blast was his 20th of the campaign, tied for eighth-most in the American League. Devers has been one of fantasy's top third basemen with a .327/.383/.595 slash line and 52 RBI along with two steals in addition to the big homer total. |
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| Jul 13 2022 | Devers will start at third base and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Rays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After missing three straight games due to back discomfort, Devers checked back into the lineup Tuesday at designated hitter and went 1-for-4 with a strikeout in Boston's 3-2 loss. Though manager Alex Cora previously expressed some hesitation about using Devers at third base on the turf at Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field, the 25-year-old's inclusion in the lineup at the hot corner suggests he's feeling good following his return to action a day ago. |
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| Jul 12 2022 | Devers (back) went 1-for-4 in a 3-2 loss Tuesday in Tampa Bay. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After sitting out the last three games with a back injury, Devers hit third and served as the designated hitter for Boston. He singled in the sixth off Corey Kluber but was left stranded. The 25-year-old will be an All-Star for the second straight year and is having arguably the best season of his career. He leads the American League in hits and is second in runs scored, total bases, batting average, and OPS among qualified batters. |
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| Jul 11 2022 | Devers (back) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The Red Sox are continuing to take a day-by-day approach with Devers, who will be on the bench for a third straight game while he contends with a sore lower back. Per Alex Speier of The Boston Globe, manager Alex Cora mentioned over the weekend that he plans to be careful with Devers' usage on the Tropicana Field turf during the four-game series with Tampa Bay, so if the 25-year-old returns to the lineup in the next few days, it may be as a designated hitter. |
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| Jul 9 2022 | Devers (back) isn't expected to hit the injured list but won't play until at least Monday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers left Friday's game against the Yankees and won't take part in the final two games of the series. Bobby Dalbec will be the third baseman Saturday and could be called on again Sunday, but Devers should have the chance to return for another key divisional matchup Monday against the Rays. |
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| Jul 8 2022 | Devers (back) won't play Saturday against the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers tweaked his back while hitting the railing on a foul ball Friday and was ultimately removed from the game in the top of the fifth inning. However, the right-hander is considered day-to-day and hasn't been ruled out for Sunday's series finale against the Yankees. |
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| Jul 7 2022 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a walk, two home runs and five RBI on Thursday against the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers returned to the lineup after a two-game absence caused by minor back and hamstring injuries. He didn't show any signs of discomfort or rust, as he took Gerrit Cole yard twice to bring his homer total on the season to 19. Overall, Devers is hitting .330/.387/.598 across 351 plate appearances on the campaign. |
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| Jul 6 2022 | Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Devers won't start Wednesday against the Rays while tending to a "little bit" of right hamstring soreness and back tightness, Steve Hewitt of the Boston Herald reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: When Devers sat out Tuesday's 8-4 loss, the prevailing thought was that he was receiving a routine maintenance day after starting each of Boston's previous 10 contests. However, Cora clarified Wednesday that the 25-year-old is banged up with multiple minor injuries, though none appear significant enough to result in a trip to the 10-day injured list. In fact, Cora indicated that Devers will be available off the bench if needed Wednesday, per Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe. Christian Arroyo will fill in at third base Wednesday in place of Devers, who could be ready to go for Thursday's series opener with the Yankees. |
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| Jul 5 2022 | Devers is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Though shortstop Xander Bogaerts (thigh) is back in the lineup after a one-game absence, Christian Arroyo will maintain a spot on the left side of the infield while he fills in for the lefty-hitting Devers, who appears to be getting some routine maintenance with Tampa Bay bringing a lefty (Jeffrey Springs) to the hill. Devers isn't in any danger of falling into a platoon at third base, but manager Alex Cora may have viewed the lefty-on-lefty matchup as reason enough to give the 25-year-old some rest following a string of 10 consecutive starts. Devers should be back in action for Wednesday's series finale. |
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| Jun 25 2022 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-3 win over the Guardians. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was back in the lineup after getting an off-day Wednesday and cranked his team-leading 17th homer. The 25-year-old third baseman is blossoming into one of the league's best hitters, ranking fourth in average (.331), sixth in slugging (.612) and sixth in OPS (.998). Devers has not gone more than one game without a base hit this season. |
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| Jun 22 2022 | Devers isn't in the lineup Wednesday against the Tigers, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers will get a rare day off after he went 3-for-9 with a double, an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts over the last three games. Jeter Downs is making his major-league debut at third base Wednesday. |
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| Jun 18 2022 | Devers went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 6-5 win over the Cardinals. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: His two-run single in the seventh inning gave Boston what seemed like unnecessary insurance runs until St. Louis struck for four in the top of the ninth, and Devers chipped in his second steal of the year in the fifth as well. The third baseman has driven in multiple runs in five of his last six games, continuing a very productive June that has seen him slash .294/.419/.647 with five homers, 15 runs and 16 RBI through 14 contests. |
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| Jun 15 2022 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks and three total runs scored in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Athletics. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers didn't wait long to extend his homer streak to four games, going deep in the second inning. Each of his long balls during this streak have come with at least one man on base. The third baseman continues to excel in 2022 with a .332/.374/.617 slash line, 16 homers, 40 RBI, 52 runs scored, one stolen base and 23 doubles through 62 contests. |
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| Jun 14 2022 | Devers went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 6-1 win over Oakland. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The 25-year-old delivered a massive 439-foot, three-run shot to right center during the fourth inning to put the Red Sox up 6-0, extending his homer streak to three games. Devers' 15 home runs for the season is tied for sixth in the American League, and he also has a .332/.369/.609 slash line, 23 doubles and 38 RBI. |
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| Jun 13 2022 | Devers went 1-for-3 with two-run home run in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Mariners. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers got a chance when reliever Paul Sewald plunked Rob Refsnyder with two outs in the top of the eighth inning. Devers reached out for the reliever's pitch, several inches out of the strike zone, and went the other way for his second home run in as many games. It's been all peaks and no valleys for Devers in 2022; the third baseman ranks seventh in OPS (.978), third in average (.335) and leads the universe in hits (83). |
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| Jun 8 2022 | Devers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers is riding a seven-game hit streak but will receive a day off Wednesday after starting the past 38 games. It's only his second time out of the lineup this season. Bobby Dalbec will take over at third base for Boston, batting seventh. |
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| Jun 5 2022 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run and RBI in a 5-2 win against the Athletics on Sunday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers singled home a run in the first inning, walked and scored in the sixth and smacked a solo home run off A.J. Puk in the eighth to extend the lead. The 25-year-old ended a five-game homer drought with the long ball, pulling him into a tie for 14th in the majors on the heels of last season's career-best mark of 38. Devers' .341/.371/.606 slash line featured an average, slugging and .977 OPS that all rank top six in MLB. |
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| May 28 2022 | Devers went 4-for-5 with a double in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers notched a single in the first inning and then a double in the second frame before adding two more base-knocks later in the contest. The multi-hit effort was his third straight and fifth over his last seven contests. Over that stretch, Devers has batted .485 with seven extra-base hits including three homers, 11 runs and four RBI. The third baseman is off to a great start in 2022, producing a .354 average with 10 home runs, 25 RBI, 36 runs and a stolen base over 195 at-bats in 46 games. |
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| May 25 2022 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 16-3 win over the White Sox. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers keeps mashing with no sign of slowing down. He's hit safely in 37 of 42 games and is tied for the league lead with 26 extra-base hits. He ranks sixth in average (.337), fifth in slugging (.606) and seventh in OPS (.972). |
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| May 22 2022 | Devers went 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 6-5 win over the Mariners. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Both homers came off Chris Flexen, a solo shot in the first inning and a two-run blast in the fifth that helped chase the Seattle starter from the game. Devers continues to rake in May, slashing .392/.430/.770 through 18 games on the month with six of his nine home runs on the season, along with 14 runs and 15 RBI. |
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| May 17 2022 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, double and an additional run in a 13-4 loss to Houston on Tuesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first off Houston starter Jose Urquidy, doubled and scored in the third and tacked on a single in the fourth for his second three-hit game in his last three. The 25-year-old has an 11-game hit streak going, during which he's batted 20-for-45 with nine extra-base hits, and is currently fifth in MLB with a .333 average. |
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| May 10 2022 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, a double, a walk and two runs in the win over the Braves on Tuesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers ripped launched a Kyle Wright four-seam fastball 432 feet for a grand slam in the top of the second inning, giving the Red Sox a 6-0 lead. He later added a double in the fourth frame and walked and scored in the ninth. The homer was his fifth of the season and his first in a week. He has reached base in 15 consecutive games, notching a hit in 14 of those contests, raising his batting average from .266 to .315 in the process. Devers slash line now sits at .315/.346/.508 with five homers, 15 RBI and 18 runs in 124 at-bats over 30 games in 2022. |
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| May 8 2022 | Devers went 2-for-4 with with a double, a walk and an RBI in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the White Sox. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers gave Boston a lead in the fifth inning, but the team's failing offense was unable to build on it, going 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Meanwhile, the bullpen blew its ninth save of the season. Devers has hit safely in 25 of 28 games to start the season, but the third baseman has struggled like the rest of the order with runners in scoring position. The Red Sox rank 28th in batting average (.210), and Devers is hitting just .192 in opportunities to drive in runs. |
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| May 3 2022 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's victory over the Angels. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The third baseman took Noah Syndergaard deep in the bottom of the fourth inning, putting the Red Sox up 1-0. The long ball was his fourth of the season and he is now up to 10 RBI as well. Devers has posted a .297/.311/.485 slash this season and has been putting the ball in play very consistently over 101 at-bats, posting career-lows at both walk percentage and strikeout percentage. |
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| Apr 26 2022 | Devers will sit Tuesday against Toronto, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers hits the bench for the first time this season. He's hit .264/.284/.458 through 17 games, a respectable line but below his usual standards. He'll rest after going 3-for-20 across his last five games, with Christian Arroyo getting the start at third base. |
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| Apr 22 2022 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 4-3 win Friday in Tampa Bay. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers homered to leadoff the third inning against Corey Kluber. The third baseman has reached base safely in 13 of the first 14 games this season and has seven extra-base hits. The 25-year-old hit 30 home runs and drove in over 100 in each of the last two full seasons and was on pace to reach those milestones in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. While it's still very early in this season, he's on track for a third 30-homer, 100-RBI campaign. |
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| Apr 15 2022 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's loss to Minnesota. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers brought the Red Sox to within two in the bottom of the eighth with his two-run shot off Jhoan Duran in the bottom of the eighth, but they would fail to add any more runs. The night continued a hot start to Devers' 2022 campaign, as he's now hitting .367/.387/.667 with two homers and seven RBI through his first seven games. |
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| Apr 12 2022 | Devers went 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Detroit. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Overshadowed by the team's .173 batting average entering the game, Devers hot start has gone unnoticed. The third baseman singled in Boston's first run, then knocked in the game-winning tally in the eighth inning. "He knows what's going on," manager Alex Cora told Dana Wakiji of MLB.com. "Even in the last at-bat... instead of trying to do too much, he saw the ball, hit it up the middle. That's what good hitters do and we have a good one." Devers has at least one hit in all five games thus far and is batting .381/.409/.619 through 23 plate appearances. |
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| Apr 8 2022 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, a walk and a strikeout in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers went yard six times in 12 Grapefruit League games this spring, and he stayed hot by homering in his first plate appearance of the regular season. The 25-year-old has topped 30 home runs in each of the last two seasons, and he's flashed plenty of power across the last several weeks. |
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| Mar 26 2022 | Devers went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs in Saturday's spring training game against the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers deposited the first pitch he saw from Corey Kluber over the right-center field fence in the first. Two innings later, he took Kluber deep again, this time needing three pitches. Devers is off to a quick Grapefruit League start with three homers and four RBI across 12 at-bats. The durable 25-year-old has missed just 15 games over the last three seasons and batted .291 with 81 home runs, 107 doubles and 271 RBI during that time. |
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| Mar 22 2022 | Devers signed a one-year, $11.2 million deal with the Red Sox on Tuesday, avoiding arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers will more than double his salary in his second year of arbitration eligibility. He'd earn far more on the open market, as he's coming off a season in which he hit .279/.352/.538 with 38 homers, a line he backed up with an excellent 15.0 percent barrel rate. |
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| Oct 25 2021 | Dever's arm issue that he dealt with throughout the postseason was merely elbow inflammation and will not require surgery, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: While Devers was playing hurt throughout the postseason, you certainly couldn't tell from his numbers, as he hit .295 with five homers and a 1.029 OPS in 11 games. He appears set for a normal offseason and should be unaffected by spring training. |
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| Oct 21 2021 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in Wednesday's ALCS Game 5 loss to the Astros. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was the cleanup hitter and only received three plate appearances in the game, as the Red Sox sent just three more than the minimum 27 batters to the plate over the course of the game. The third baseman accounted for two of the team's three hits and the entirety of the team's runs in the 9-1 loss. |
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| Oct 16 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a grand slam, a walk and a pair of runs scored in Saturday's ALCS Game 2 win over the Astros. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was on base for J.D. Martinez's grand slam in the first inning after reaching base on a walk. He extended the Red Sox's lead to eight in the bottom of the second with a grand slam of his own off Jake Odorizzi. He's now homered three times so far this postseason, an impressive performance for a hitter who's playing through a forearm issue. |
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| Oct 9 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs, two walks and a strikeout in Friday's 14-6 win over the Rays in Game 2 of the ALDS. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The Red Sox set a postseason franchise record with five home runs in Friday's matchup, and Devers provided the team with some insurance with his homer in the top of the eighth inning. Across the first three playoff games of the year, the 24-year-old has gone 2-for-10 with a homer, three runs, two RBI and two walks. |
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| Oct 8 2021 | Devers (forearm) is starting Game 2 of the ALDS against the Rays on Friday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has been playing through right forearm discomfort recently, but he'll remain in the lineup for a second straight contest to begin the ALDS. He went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in Thursday's loss. |
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| Oct 3 2021 | Devers went 4-for-5 with a pair of home runs, four RBI and three total runs scored in Sunday's 7-5 win over Washington. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The third baseman got Boston on the board with a solo shot in the fourth inning, then gave his team the lead with a two-run blast in the ninth. He also contributed an RBI single and a run during a three-run seventh. Devers concludes the regular season on a five-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 9-for-24 (.375) with three homers, five RBI and five runs scored. Overall, he has a .279/.352/.538 slash line with a career-high 38 long balls, 113 RBI, 101 runs scored and five stolen bases across 664 plate appearances. |
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| Sep 25 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 8-3 loss to the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: He took Gerrit Cole deep in the sixth inning for Boston's only offense of the night. Devers continues to establish a new career high in homers with 35, but Friday's blast was only his third in September, a month in which he's slashing .280/.365/.427 with 11 RBI in 20 games. |
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| Sep 18 2021 | Devers went 3-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI in Saturday's 9-3 win over Baltimore. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers got the Red Sox on the board in the first inning, singling home Enrique Hernandez to cut the Orioles' lead to 2-1. He later added a double and another single for his first multi-hit game in nearly two weeks. Devers has gone yard just twice in his last 18 games, but he's still slashing a terrific .274/.351/.532 with 34 homers and 104 RBI in 612 plate appearances on the year. |
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| Sep 14 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was the second of back-to-back jacks in the eighth inning, but that's where Boston's rally ended. The blast was the 34th home run of the season for Devers and gives him 103 RBI, tied for third in MLB. |
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| Sep 5 2021 | Devers isn't in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against Cleveland. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Saturday and is now hitting .273 with four home runs and nine RBI in his last 10 games. Bobby Dalbec is starting at third base Sunday, with Travis Shaw getting the nod at first. |
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| Sep 4 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 4-3 win over Cleveland. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: With the game deadlocked at 0-0, Devers emphatically altered the score with a three-run homer on a 3-2 count off Blake Parker. The 24-year-old is now working on a five-game hit streak and has hit three home runs off Cleveland pitching in the last seven days. |
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| Aug 29 2021 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's 7-5 loss to Cleveland. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The third baseman went deep in the first and seventh innings to account for Boston's first and last runs of the contest. Devers has been solid at the plate lately with four multi-hit efforts in his last seven games. He's slashing .277/.352/.556 with 32 homers, 96 RBI, 82 runs scored and four stolen bases across 534 plate appearances. |
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| Aug 26 2021 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run and another RBI during Thursday's win over the Twins. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers cranked a 396-footer against Kyle Barraclough in the sixth inning to tally his 30th long ball of the year. The 24-year-old, who is batting .276/.352/.550 on the season, is within arm's reach of surpassing his career high of 32 homers set during his 2019 campaign. |
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| Aug 14 2021 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and four RBI in Saturday's 16-2 rout of the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: He set the tone early with a three-run shot off Jorge Lopez in the first inning, part of a five-homer, 17-hit rampage by the Boston offense in support of Chris Sale during the southpaw's first big-league start in almost exactly two years. Devers had gone yard only once in his last 15 games, but on the season he's up to 29 homers and 89 RBI through 113 games, putting him within striking distance of career highs in both categories. |
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| Aug 11 2021 | Devers will start at third base and bat cleanup Wednesday against the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has most commonly hit out the No. 5 spot, but he'll stick as Boston's cleanup hitter for the fifth game in a row after going 4-for-14 across the prior four contests. Boston's lineup configuration should change slightly when Alex Verdugo (personal) is reinstated from the paternity list and when Kyle Schwarber (hamstring/groin) returns from the 10-day injured list, but Devers will be locked into the heart of the batting order regardless. |
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| Jul 31 2021 | Devers (quadriceps) is batting second and playing third base Saturday against the Rays, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: As expected, the star third baseman returns to action after missing a couple games with left quadriceps soreness. The injury is still worth monitoring, though, as such issues can linger and affect one's performance if not fully healed. In 12 games since the All-Star break. Devers has hit .325 with five home runs and 10 RBI. |
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| Jul 30 2021 | Devers (quadriceps) is expected to return to the lineup Saturday against the Rays, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers missed the last two games after he suffered a quadriceps injury in Wednesday's nightcap against the Blue Jays. However, manager Alex Cora said that the third baseman felt good Friday, and he could have been available off the bench if needed. Devers has gone 6-for-11 with a home run, two doubles and two RBI across his last three appearances. |
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| Jul 29 2021 | Devers (quadriceps) is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Heading into the series with Toronto, manager Alex Cora was already planning on resting Devers for Thursday's finale, and that decision was made even easier after the third baseman departed the second half of Wednesday's doubleheader with a tight left quad. Cora downplayed the injury afterward and indicated Devers would return to action Friday in Tampa Bay, but fantasy managers will want to verify as much when Boston releases its lineup for that game. Bobby Dalbec will shift over from first base to cover the hot corner in Devers' stead Thursday. |
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| Jul 28 2021 | Devers exited the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader against Toronto with tightness in his left quadricep, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Manager Alex Cora said he and the team are hopeful that Devers will be able to return to the lineup Friday as the team kicks off a series at Tampa Bay. Devers was already in line for a scheduled day off Thursday, so the injury doesn't seem to be a major concern at the moment. |
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| Jul 26 2021 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 5-4 win over Toronto. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The third baseman went deep for the fifth time in his last eight games. Devers has maintained an excellent .281/.354/.581 slash line with 27 homers, 81 RBI, 67 runs scored and three stolen bases in 410 plate appearances. He's now five homers shy of matching his career-high 32 from the 2019 season. |
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| Jul 23 2021 | Devers went 2-for-4 with two home runs anf five total RBI in Friday's win over the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers went yard twice, socking a two-run shot off Gerrit Cole in the fifth inning and later adding a three-run bomb off Nestor Cortes in the seventh, and as a result, he reached 100 homers in his big-league career. The star third baseman has 26 long balls and 79 RBI on the season, and he has been one of the team's most reliable offensive performances as evidenced by his team-best .939 OPS. |
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| Jul 21 2021 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 7-4 win against the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The third baseman crushed a 414-foot solo shot to center field in the fourth inning for one of five Red Sox round-trippers in the game. Devers is up to 24 homers on the season, putting him in a tie for sixth place leaguewide. He is well within reach of his career-high mark of 32 dingers set in 2019. |
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| Jul 9 2021 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a pair of walks in Friday's 11-5 win over Philadelphia. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The All-Star third baseman padded Boston's lead with a solo shot in the third inning off Philadelphia starter Vince Velasquez. Devers has hit three long balls in eight games in July, and he's up to 22 for the year. The 24-year-old has added 72 RBI, 59 runs scored, three stolen bases and a .287/.356/.576 slash line through 360 plate appearances. |
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| Jul 6 2021 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer and three RBI during Monday's 5-4 win over the Angels. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers delivered an RBI single his first time up and then swatted a two-run shot in the fourth to put Boston up 4-1. The 24-year-old already has three multi-hit games in July and continues to look more and more like the breakout player from 2019. For the year, Devers is slashing .290/.357/.581 with 21 homers, 71 RBI, 58 runs scored, three steals and a 29:82 BB:K over 347 at-bats. He was recently named a starter for his first career All-Star Game. |
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| Jul 4 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a double in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Athletics. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: There wasn't much offense in this game, as Devers was the only batter to record an extra-base hit other than Alex Verdugo. He doubled off Deolis Guerra in the ninth inning, threatening to extend the lead. The 24-year-old leads the Red Sox in home runs (20) and RBI (68). He is slashing .285/.354/.570 in 305 plate appearances. He has reached base safely 11 times in his current six-game hitting streak. |
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| Jul 1 2021 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI and three runs scored Thursday against the Royals. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was one of the driving forces behind Boston's 15-run offensive outburst Thursday. He delivered a two-RBI single in the fifth inning, followed by a three-run homer one frame later. He now 20 home runs on the season and has collected at least one hit in five of his last six starts. In that same span, he has two home runs, nine RBI and five runs scored. On the campaign, Devers is hitting an excellent .288/.359/.582 with 55 runs and 69 RBI across 329 plate appearances. |
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| Jun 30 2021 | Devers went 1-for-2 with two walks in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the Royals. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers reached base in each of his first three plate appearances with a single and two walks. The 24-year-old is slashing .282/.353/.570 with 43 extra-base hits, 64 RBI, 52 runs scored, three stolen bases and a 29:80 BB:K over 320 plate appearances. He's walking at a career-high pace of 9.3 percent and is showcasing the best raw power of his career with a .288 ISO. |
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| Jun 27 2021 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The third baseman clubbed a three-run home run in the first inning and added an RBI single in the seventh. Devers had gone 2-for-12 with no RBI and two runs scored across his previous four games before Sunday's strong showing. The 24-year-old is slashing .283/.349/.577 with 19 homers, 64 RBI, 52 runs scored, three stolen bases and 23 doubles across 312 plate appearances. |
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| Jun 23 2021 | Devers went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-5 extra-innings win over the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers plated one run on a sacrifice fly in the third inning, then delivered the big blow, a two-run double in 11th inning to break a 5-5 tie. The third baseman has RBI in seven of the last eight games, delivering 12 runners while recording seven extra-base hits. For the season, Devers has a 1.163 OPS with runners in scoring position. |
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| Jun 20 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a home run in Sunday's loss to the Royals. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers delivered his 18th long ball of the season in the eighth inning, but his display of power wasn't enough to lift the Red Sox in the series finale against Kansas City. The third baseman has three homers over his last five games, though, and he has also hit safely in six of his last seven contests. |
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| Jun 18 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 loss to Kansas City. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The third baseman took Kansas City reliever Scott Barlow deep to center field in the eighth inning. In his last seven games, Devers has gone 11-for-29 (.379) with two homers, eight RBI and seven runs scored. The 24-year-old is slashing .283/.348/.574 with 17 homers, 56 RBI, 47 runs scored and three stolen bases across 279 plate appearances overall. |
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| Jun 15 2021 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBI and two runs scored Tuesday against Atlanta. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers played a big role in Boston's 10-run offensive outburst Tuesday. He delivered a three-run home run in the first inning, his 16th long ball of the season. Two frames later, he drove in another run with a single. The productive effort continued a hot stretch at the plate for Devers, as he's now collected at least one hit in five of last six starts, during which span he's collected six RBI and scored six runs. For the season, Devers has a .283/.344/.570 line with 45 runs scored and 54 RBI. |
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| Jun 14 2021 | Devers went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's victory over the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers came through in the clutch in the bottom of the ninth inning, singling home the game-winning run after Toronto pulled even in the top half of the frame. The 24-year-old is slashing .276/.340/.552 with 15 homers, 50 RBI and three stolen bases through 63 contests so far this year. |
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| Jun 13 2021 | Devers is not in the starting lineup Sunday against Toronto, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers will get a well-deserved breather for at least the beginning portion of the series finale. Bobby Dalbec will shift to the hot corner with Danny Santana set to man first base Sunday. |
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| Jun 12 2021 | Devers went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's loss to the Blue Jays. He was also caught stealing a base. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was heavily involved in the Red Sox's offensive output in this game, as he participated directly in the team's two runs. The third baseman now has 49 RBI on the season but was caught off guard on the basepaths regularly, getting caught while stealing once and getting picked off once as well. The five-year veteran currently ranks second in the American League in RBI, only behind Vladimir Guerrero, who has 52. |
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| Jun 4 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a strikeout in Friday's 5-2 win over the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers had recorded three hits across his last two games, and he led the Red Sox to the win Friday with his two-out homer in the top of the first inning. The 24-year-old is now slashing .279/.350/.592 with 15 home runs, 46 RBI and 36 runs this season. |
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| Jun 2 2021 | Devers went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Astros. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Houston pitchers have thrown Devers nothing but fastballs (35) during the first two games of their series, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com, and he is hitless in seven at-bats with five strikeouts. As it turns out, the third baseman has struggled against fastballs this season, going 17-for-107 (.159) while whiffing 39.6 percent of the time. He can hit mistakes, so he can catch up to the heat, but well-located fastballs have been troublesome. Red Sox hitting coaches noticed the trend during the most recent homestand and put a plan in place, but thus far Devers' updated approach to fastballs has not paid off. |
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| May 29 2021 | Devers went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Marlins. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: With his little brother Jose getting the start at shortstop for Miami. Devers showed him how it was done, collecting his fifth multi-hit effort in the last 12 games. The 24-year-old is hitting .326 (15-for-46) over that stretch with five homers, 11 runs and 13 RBI. |
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| May 27 2021 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, three RBI and another run scored in Wednesday's 9-5 win over Atlanta. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' two-run homer in the fourth inning tied the game, then his sixth-inning double plated the the go-ahead run. The third baseman is on a five-game run during which he's homered three times and driven in nine runs. He leads MLB with 43 RBI and is fifth with 14 home runs. |
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| May 23 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Phillies. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has now struck out twice in six of his last seven games, but he's also displayed impressive power recently. Across his last five games, Devers has blasted two home runs with three doubles, five RBI and four runs. |
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| May 21 2021 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI, another run scored and a walk in Friday's win over the Phillies. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers produced across the board and delivered a complete performance, but that has been a trend over his last few games. The third baseman has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, recording three multi-hit performances in that stretch and hitting .282 with four homers, seven RBI, eight runs scored and a stolen base in that span. |
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| May 16 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and two strikeouts in Sunday's 6-5 loss to the Angels. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers capped off a four-run rally in the fifth inning Sunday with his second home run in as many games to put the Red Sox in the lead. The 24-year-old is now slashing .278/.354/.583 with 11 home runs, 34 RBI and 26 runs this season. |
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| May 15 2021 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored during Saturday's 9-0 win versus the Angels. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The 24-year-old delivered a solo shot during the seventh inning and scored earlier in the contest on a double from Bobby Dalbec. Devers has a .279/.356/.571 slash line with 10 home runs, 11 doubles, 31 RBI and 25 runs through 38 games. |
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| May 11 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the A's. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: His seventh-inning blast off Chris Bassitt brought the Red Sox to within a run, but it was the last gasp of offense for his squad. Devers has gone yard twice in the last three games, giving him nine homers on the year to go with a strong .280/.361/.576 slash line. |
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| May 9 2021 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and a strikeout in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers put the Red Sox on the board with a solo home run in the second inning Sunday, and he drove in two more runs with a double in the top of the sixth frame. In his last five games, Devers has gone 6-for-19 with a home run, three doubles, seven RBI, five runs and a stolen base. |
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| May 5 2021 | Devers (shoulder) will start at third base and bat fifth Wednesday against the Tigers, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers checks back into the starting nine after he was held out of Tuesday's 11-7 win with a sore right shoulder. He'll step in against Tigers right-hander Casey Mize, who has surrendered five home runs across his last three starts. |
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| May 4 2021 | Devers is resting a sore right shoulder and is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Tigers, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Browne said Devers should be back in the lineup Wednesday, so this sounds like a minor issue. Marwin Gonzalez will start at third base and hit sixth. |
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| May 1 2021 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-1 win over Texas. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' 105.6 mph line shot the opposite way barely cleared the wall in left field for his seventh of the season. He had earlier lined out on a ball that exited his bat at 105.5 mph. Boston manager Alex Cora said before the game that it looked like Devers was getting into a groove where he hits everything hard, Christoper Smith of MassLive.com reports. "It feels like he's going to go into one of those runs like he did in Baltimore early on that he's going to start hitting everything hard and the ball is going to start going out of the ballpark," Cora said. During the streak in Baltimore to which Cora referred, Devers went 7-for-16 with five homers and 10 RBI in three games. |
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| Apr 29 2021 | Devers went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and a strikeout in Thursday's 4-1 loss to Texas. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' RBI double brought home Alex Verdugo and tied the score at one but Boston pitchers went on to allow two runs in the bottom of the inning. The third baseman is now slashing .292/.366/.562. |
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| Apr 22 2021 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, two runs scored and a stolen base Thursday against the Mariners. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers led off the second inning with a blast to right field for his sixth home run of the season. He was once again a catalyst for Boston's offense two frames later, when he reached base on a single and subsequently stole second base before coming around to score. Since managing two hits in his first 21 plate appearances, Devers has recorded six multi-hit games in 13 starts. |
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| Apr 20 2021 | Devers will not start Tuesday's game against Toronto, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers sits for just the second time this season. He's gotten off to a strong start, hitting .271/.362/.542 with five homers in 69 plate appearances. Marwin Gonzalez will fill in for him at third base Tuesday. |
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| Apr 14 2021 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-2 win over Minnesota. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers continues to punish opposing pitchers, going deep for a fourth straight game. He's 7-for-16 with five home runs and 10 RBI during that stretch. His 2-for-19 start and shoddy defense have been replaced by this dazzling display of power. |
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| Apr 11 2021 | Devers went 2-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI, one walk and two strikeouts in Sunday's 14-9 win over the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers capped off a strong series at Camden Yards by helping to propel the Red Sox to the win in Sunday's high-scoring contest. In the three-game series against Baltimore, Devers went 6-for-13 with three home runs, nine RBI and five runs. |
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| Apr 8 2021 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and two runs scored Thursday against the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers had only two hits in his first 19 at-bats entering the game, but wasted no time slugging his first extra-base hit of the season when he took Matt Harvey deep in the opening frame. He also collected a single to lead off the sixth inning and came around to score to knot the game at three. Though his early season struggles were hardly worth panicking over, it was nevertheless encouraging to see Devers get on track at the dish. |
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| Apr 4 2021 | Devers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: As a young player who's ostensibly healthy, Devers' absence from the lineup for what appears to be a rest day is somewhat surprising, but manager Alex Cora may just want the 24-year-old to hit the reset button. After a poor spring in which he produced a .691 OPS over 52 at-bats, Devers went 0-for-6 in the first two games of the series with Baltimore. Marwin Gonzalez checks in for Devers at third base Sunday. |
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| Mar 11 2021 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's spring game against Atlanta. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers went opposite field off left-hander Max Fried in the first inning -- a positive sign for the young third baseman, who had a mere .613 OPS off southpaws in 2020. Last season was a down year overall for Devers after a breakout 2019, and he's continued to struggle during 2021 spring training, going just 3-for-18 (.167) so far. It looks like manager Alex Cora is banking on a bounce back, as Devers has hit cleanup in all seven of his Grapefruit League appearances. |
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| Jan 15 2021 | Devers and the Red Sox avoided arbitration Friday by coming to terms on a one-year, $4.575 million deal, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers was decent but hardly dominant in 2020, posting a .263/.310/.483 slash line with career worsts in both walk rate (5.2 percent) and strikeout rate (27.0 percent). His 109 wRC+ fell roughly at the midpoint between his poor 2018 season (90 wRC+) and his strong 2019 campaign (132 wRC+). The Red Sox will be hoping that the 24-year-old's 2019 form best represents who he'll be going forward. |
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| Sep 26 2020 | Devers entered Friday's game as a pinch hitter, played third base and went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in an 8-7 loss to the Braves. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers also committed his 14th error of the season, giving him an .887 fielding percentage. He's recovered from a slow start produce a strong overall offensive season, but Devers has regressed in the field. Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke told Ian Browne of MLB.com that Devers has the tools in the field but has mental lapses. Bobby Dalbec started Friday's game at third base and is considered above-average defensively at the hot corner, better than Devers. |
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| Sep 25 2020 | Devers is not in the lineup Friday against Atlanta. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The Red Sox haven't been in the playoff race for quite some time, so they have little reason to play their best players every day. Devers sits for this contest, though there haven't been reports that he's injured, so he'll presumably return Saturday. |
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| Sep 17 2020 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored in Thursday's 5-3 victory over the Marlins. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers handed his team three insurance runs in the seventh inning, leaving the yard for the 11th time this season. The 23-year-old is enjoying a 10-game hitting streak, cracking five homers and driving in 14 over that stretch. |
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| Sep 10 2020 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored Thursday against the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers took Josh Fleming yard in the the third inning to record his 10th homer of the season. He now has four long balls in his past four games, also driving in nine runs and scoring four times. After a slow start to the season, Devers is hitting .275/.328/.533 with 26 runs scored and 31 RBI across 180 plate appearances. |
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| Sep 8 2020 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a double, two home runs and three RBI during a 6-5 loss to the Phillies in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The third baseman launched solo shots in the third and fifth innings before nearly playing hero for Boston in the sixth, as his RBI double gave the team its first lead of the game. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, Matt Barnes couldn't shut the door in the seventh. It was Devers' second multi-homer game since Aug. 30, and including a 1-for-4 effort in the nightcap Tuesday, he's hitting .421 (16-for-38) over his last 10 games with five home runs and 12 RBI. |
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| Sep 6 2020 | Devers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Both Devers and Alex Verdugo are on the bench against lefty Robbie Ray. Manager Ron Roenicke said both are just getting routine days off, per Bill Koch of The Providence Journal. Bobby Dalbec will start at third base and bat eighth. |
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| Sep 5 2020 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers hit a two-RBI double in the fourth inning to give the Red Sox a 6-2 lead. That advantage didn't last, but Devers got his team on the comeback trail with his solo shot in the seventh inning. The third baseman is up to seven long balls, 25 RBI and 23 runs scored through 39 games. He's gone 12-for-30 (.400) with three homers, nine RBI and seven runs scored in his last eight games. |
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| Aug 30 2020 | Devers went 4-for-4 with two home runs, two singles, three RBI, three runs scored and one walk in Sunday's 9-5 win over the Nationals. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers extended Boston's lead to 5-0 with his two-run shot off Austin Voth in the second. He ended up reaching base in each of his five plate appearances, capping his day off with another long ball in the eight inning. The third baseman's big day at the plate has him up to six homers and a .240/.290/.457 slash line on the campaign. |
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| Aug 26 2020 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a triple, a run scored and three RBI in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: His bases-loaded triple in the sixth inning completed the comeback from an early deficit and proved to be the game-winning hit. Devers is also climbing out of his personal early-season hole -- over his last 12 games he's recorded five multi-hit efforts, posting a .302/.339/.509 slash line with two homers and 12 RBI. |
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| Aug 22 2020 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a run scored in an 8-5 win over the Orioles on Friday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers hit a long ball in the fifth inning after J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts each had one of their own earlier in the game. The 24-year-old third baseman has hit safely in eight of his last nine games after a slow start to the season and seems to finally be hitting his stride at the plate. The Red Sox currently own one of the worst team ERAs in all of baseball (5.93) and are counting on guys like Devers to maintain his production at the plate in order to keep them in games. |
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| Aug 21 2020 | Devers went 2-for-5 in Thursday's 7-1 over Baltimore. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: It was the fourth consecutive game in which Devers hit safely and the fourth time in the last six he's posted multiple knocks. During that six-game run, the third baseman is 11-for-27 (.407) with three doubles, one home run and four RBI. Prior to that, he'd batted just .174 through 18 games. |
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| Aug 19 2020 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and an RBI double during Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Phillies. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The 23-year-old had his second consecutive three-hit game, and his run production Wednesday proved to be the difference in the contest. Devers is off to a slow start with a .231/.278/.407 slash line through 23 games, but he's shown signs of life over the past week, going 11-for-31 with five extra-base hits. |
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| Aug 18 2020 | Devers went 3-for-5 with an RBI double and two runs scored in Tuesday's 13-6 loss to the Phillies. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers got on base with a single in the first inning and then scored on a Xander Bogaerts single. In the third, Devers knocked in Alex Verdugo with a double before scoring on a J.D. Martinez double. In his last seven games, Devers is 8-for-30 (.267) with three RBI and five runs scored. He's slashing .207/.258/.345 with two homers, six RBI and 13 runs scored in 22 games overall. |
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| Aug 12 2020 | Devers (ankle) is starting at third base and hitting second Wednesday against the Rays, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has been cleared to rejoin the lineup after missing a pair of games with a sore ankle. The 23-year-old, who is 10-for-57 with two home runs and a 3:21 BB:K this season, will face lefty Blake Snell in his first game back. |
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| Aug 11 2020 | Devers (ankle) isn't in the lineup Tuesday against the Rays, but he hit in the cage, did some running and fielded grounders, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The 23-year-old is absent from the lineup for the second straight contest due to a sore ankle, but he was feeling "way better" after Tuesday's workout, per manager Ron Roenicke. The skipper didn't indicate whether Devers was likely to return to action for Wednesday's contest, but he's clearly trending in the right direction. |
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| Aug 10 2020 | Manager Ron Roenicke said after Monday's game it's doubtful Devers (ankle) will start Tuesday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: After tweaking his ankle Sunday, Devers was held out of the starting nine Monday and did not end up appearing off the bench. Jonathan Arauz drew the start at third base in his absence. Devers will meet with the medical staff Tuesday and should be considered day-to-day until the results of his evaluation are announced. |
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| Aug 9 2020 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Blue Jays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers had plenty of opportunity for production, coming to bat with runners on first and third and one out in the third inning, but he failed to produce. He made up for that in his next at-bat, driving a Matt Shoemaker offering out to the deepest part of Fenway Park for his second home run of the season. Production hasn't come easily to Devers through 62 plate appearances, as he's hitting just .175/.252/.351. |
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| Aug 2 2020 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-7 loss to the Yankees. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers hit an RBI single to plate Kevin Pillar and later scored on a Miguel Andujar error in the third inning. Devers then launched a go-ahead homer in the seventh for Boston's last run of the game, but it wouldn't be enough. The third baseman has struggled to start 2020, with just one homer, two RBI and seven runs scored with a .211 batting average in 10 games. |
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| Jul 30 2020 | Devers is not in the lineup Thursday against the Mets, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has started all six of Boston's games this season, going 5-for-25 with four doubles and five runs scored in those appearances. Jose Peraza is covering the hot corner in his place Thursday, with Jonathan Arauz getting the nod at second base. |
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| Jul 28 2020 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Mets. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' eighth-inning double was a positive sign after the third baseman had one hit and six strikeouts over his first 16 at-bats. In the field, Devers, who made a series of errors during intrasquad games, made his third error of the season and failed to handle a ball that was ruled a base hit. |
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| Jul 21 2020 | Devers is expected to bat second in the order, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers developed into a dangerous hitter in 2019, when then-manager Alex Cora moved him to the two hole. Devers slashed .334/.379/.653 with 19 homers and 63 RBIs in 335 plate appearances when batting second. Current manager Ron Roenicke is expected to have Andrew Benintendi bat leadoff, followed by Devers. It's not the most conventional lineup to have two left-handers at the top, but the manager is mulling over using that duo in Friday's opener against Baltimore left-hander John Means. |
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| Jul 10 2020 | Devers made a late appearance in Thursday's intrasquad game, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers awaited the results of a fourth COVID-19 test in the past few days before he was allowed to participate. He's been tested so frequently because the Red Sox believe he was exposed to someone with the virus. "I feel healthy," Devers said. "It was tough at first, not knowing if potentially I had it, but luckily I had those negative tests that were taken and also just focused on working hard." The 23-year-old third baseman had a breakout 2019 season, when he hit 32 home runs and drove in 115 runs over 156 games. |
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| Jul 8 2020 | Devers has rejoined the Red Sox at the main summer camp at Fenway Park on Wednesday after spending a couple of days training at Boston College, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke explained the club was being careful with some players, including Devers, that were possibly exposed to individuals with the coronavirus. "This group has tested negative three times. We will continue to test them, just because we're being overly cautious. That's kind of why we've separated some of the guys from the later workouts," said Roenicke. The Red Sox took the necessary precautions to keep Devers safe while training at BC. |
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| Mar 2 2020 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's spring game against the Braves. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers reached down for a low offering from Braves righty Mike Foltynewicz and golfed it over the center field wall. It was the second spring start for Devers, who missed time earlier while attending the birth of a child. The 23-year-old is looking to build off a breakout 2019, when he hit .311/.361/.555 with 32 home runs and 115 RBI, production worthy of a 12th place finish in AL MVP voting. |
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| Feb 26 2020 | Devers will make his spring debut Friday, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers has been delayed to start camp after his girlfriend gave birth right before spring training began. He should still have more than enough time to get up to speed by the start of the regular season. |
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| Feb 19 2020 | Devers (personal) rejoined the Red Sox for Wednesday's full-squad workout, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers missed the first few days of camp while celebrating the birth of his daughter. His late arrival to spring training may prevent him from cracking the lineup in Boston's initial Grapefruit League games, but he'll have plenty of time to get the reps he needs before Opening Day. |
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| Feb 16 2020 | Devers will make a delayed arrival to spring training since his girlfriend recently gave birth to their daughter, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: It's not clear when exactly Devers is expected to join the team, but his absence shouldn't impact much for the upcoming season. The 23-year-old took a major step forward in 2019 with a .311/.361/.555 slash line, 32 home runs, 54 doubles, 115 RBI and eight stolen bases in 156 games. |
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| Sep 30 2019 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a double and a run Sunday in the Red Sox's 5-4 win over the Orioles. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers' ninth-inning single went down as a walkoff hit, but the third baseman wasn't credited with an RBI after it was ruled that Steve Wilkerson's error in the field allowed Mookie Betts to score the winning run. In any case, it was a fitting end to an exceptional breakout season for Devers, who overcame a slow start to deliver a sizzling .311/.361/.555 line with 32 home runs, 115 RBI, 129 runs and eight stolen bases. |
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| Sep 30 2019 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a double and a run Sunday in the Red Sox's 5-4 win over | the Orioles. |
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| Sep 25 2019 | Devers will not be in the lineup Thursday against the Rangers, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers, who is starting at third base and hitting second Wednesday, will head to the bench for Thursday's series finale as the Red Sox -- who are eliminated from the playoffs -- look to rest some of their regulars over the final week of the season. |
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| Sep 23 2019 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Rays. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers, who hit his 31st home run of the season in Saturday's loss, singled and scored in the first inning Sunday before walking and eventually scoring a second run on a wild pitch. The 22-year-old is slashing just .213/.180/.360 through 18 games this month, though he still owns an impressive .307/.359/.551 season slash line to go with 123 runs, 112 RBI and eight steals. |
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| Sep 18 2019 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a walk and solo home run Wednesday against the Giants. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Devers took Jeff Samardzija deep for his 30th home run of the season. It was his first long ball since Sept. 3 and only his third in the last month. Still, Devers is enjoying a breakout campaign, highlighted by an impressive .310/362/.557 line but also supplemented by 119 runs scored and 108 RBI across 146 games. |
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| Sep 12 2019 | Devers is not in the lineup Thursday against the Blue Jays, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: It appears to be a rare day off for Devers, who has started the past 26 games, slashing .304/.361/.563 with five home runs and 17 RBI over that stretch. Brock Holt is covering third base in his stead, with Marco Hernandez manning the keystone. |
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| Aug 28 2019 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a triple and two more runs scored during | Wednesday's victory over the Rockies. |
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| Aug 19 2019 | Devers was named the American League Player of the Week, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com | reports. |
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| Aug 18 2019 | Devers went 4-for-5 with a double, home run, four RBI and two runs in a 13-7 victory | against the Orioles on Sunday. |
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| Aug 17 2019 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Orioles. | |
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| Aug 14 2019 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a walk, home run and two runs scored Wednesday against | the Indians. |
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| Aug 13 2019 | Devers went 6-for-6 with four doubles, one run scored, three RBI and a caught stealing | in Tuesday's win over the Indians. |
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| Aug 10 2019 | Devers is not in Saturday's lineup against the Angels. | |
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| Aug 9 2019 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 16-4 victory over | the Angels. |
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| Aug 5 2019 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's 7-5 | win over the Royals. |
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| Jul 31 2019 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the | Rays. |
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| Jul 28 2019 | Devers went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs Saturday in the Red Sox's 9-5 | win over the Yankees. |
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| Jul 25 2019 | Devers went 1-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Rays. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jul 25 2019 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI, a walk and another run scored in Thursday's 19-3 rout of the Yankees. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jul 20 2019 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a walk, home run, two RBI and three runs scored Saturday against the Orioles. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jul 18 2019 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run Thursday against the Blue Jays. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jul 17 2019 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jul 16 2019 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 10-8 win over the Blue Jays. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jul 6 2019 | Devers went 1-for-3 with two walks, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 9-6 win over Detroit. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jul 4 2019 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks, scoring twice in a victory over Toronto on Thursday. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jul 3 2019 | Devers went 4-for-6 with two home runs and six RBI in a 10-6 victory against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 26 2019 | Devers went 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs and an RBI in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the White Sox. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 25 2019 | Devers returned to the lineup and went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Monday's 6-5 win over the White Sox. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 25 2019 | Devers returned to the lineup and went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run scored in Monday's 6-5 win over the White Sox. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 24 2019 | Devers (hamstring) is back in action as expected Monday against the White Sox, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic<\/a> reports. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 23 2019 | Devers (hamstring) remains on the bench Sunday against Toronto, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal<\/a> reports. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 23 2019 | Devers (hamstring) is expected to return to the lineup Monday against the White Sox, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com<\/a> reports. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 22 2019 | Devers (hamstring) had a pinch-hit single in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Blue Jays. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 22 2019 | Devers (hamstring) hit a pinch-hit single in Friday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Blue Jays. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 22 2019 | Devers (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com<\/a> reports. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 21 2019 | Devers (hamstring) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe<\/a> reports. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 21 2019 | Devers (hamstring) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against tthe Blue Jays, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe<\/a> reports. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 19 2019 | Devers is considered day-to-day after leaving Wednesday's game against the Twins with right hamstring tightness, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe<\/a> reports. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 19 2019 | Devers went 3-for-8 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's extra-innings loss to the Twins. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 19 2019 | Devers was removed from Wednesday's game at Minnesota with right hamstring tightness, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic<\/a> reports. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 14 2019 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-6 win over the Rangers. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 9 2019 | Devers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal<\/a> reports. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 6 2019 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and three runs scored in Wednesday's 8-0 win over the Royals. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jun 5 2019 | Devers was named the AL Player of the Month for May, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald<\/a> reports. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 26 2019 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base Sunday against Houston. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 26 2019 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against Houston. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 24 2019 | Devers will sit Friday<\/a> against the Astros. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 23 2019 | Devers finished 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored during Thursday's 8-2 win over the Blue Jays. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 23 2019 | Devers finished 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and two runs scored during Thursday's 8-2 win over the Blue Jays. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 21 2019 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and walk during a 10-3 loss against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 20 2019 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a home run, two singles, three RBI, a stolen base and two runs in a 12-2 victory against the Blue Jays on Monday. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 20 2019 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a home run, two singles, three RBI, stolen base and two runs in a 12-2 victory against the Blue Jays on Monday. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 14 2019 | Devers went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored Tuesday against the Rockies. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 13 2019 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI in Sunday's 11-2 win over the Mariners. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 11 2019 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run and two RBI in Saturday's win over Seattle. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| May 10 2019 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and four RBI in Friday's blowout victory over Seattle. | Subscribe now<\/a> to instantly reveal our take on this news. |
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| Jul 21 2018 | Devers (shoulder) was activated from the 10-day DL on Saturday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | As expected, Devers will rejoin the active roster having missed just six games due to shoulder inflammation. He will likely slide right back into the starting lineup against the Tigers on Saturday. |
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| Jul 20 2018 | Devers (shoulder) will participate in a workout Friday and could come off the 10-day DL prior to Saturday's contest, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | Devers was placed on the shelf July 12 due to shoulder inflammation, so Saturday will be his first day eligible to return. If all goes well during his workout, he will likely be back in the starting lineup at third base for Saturday's tilt. |
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| Jul 20 2018 | Devers (shoulder) will return from the 10-day disabled list ahead of Saturday's tilt against the Tigers, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports. | Devers was placed on the disabled list July 12 due to shoulder inflammation, and after successfully completing a workout Friday, he'll return to action. He figures to resume his role as the starting third baseman, likely bumping Eduardo Nunez back to second base. The 21-year-old is slashing .241/.292/.424 with 14 homers and 48 RBI through 89 games this season. |
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| Jul 13 2018 | Devers underwent an MRI on Thursday that revealed no structural damage to his left shoulder, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports. The third baseman is hopeful to return from the 10-day disabled list when first eligible in the Red Sox's second game out of the All-Star break July 21 against the Tigers. | Shortly after being placed on the DL, Devers revealed that his shoulder had been ailing for about three and a half weeks, so the Red Sox will take advantage of the upcoming break and give the 21-year-old some time to recover. With the Red Sox labeling Devers' injury as inflammation, it's expected that he'll resume baseball activities within a few days before reclaiming the everyday role at the hot corner next weekend. If Devers meets his goal of returning July 21, he would only miss six games in total due to the injury. |
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| Jul 12 2018 | Devers landed on the 10-day disabled list Thursday due to shoulder inflammation, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports. | Devers was held out of Wednesday's tilt with Texas after being a little banged up, and the Red Sox have since decided to shut him down to allow him to return to health. With the All-Star break approaching, the 21-year-old third baseman shouldn't be forced to miss much time, as he'll be eligible for activation starting July 21 versus Detroit. |
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| Jul 11 2018 | Devers will take a seat for Wednesday's series finale against the Rangers, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports. | Devers has gone 2-for-14 with one RBI and four walks in his last four starts. In his place, Eduardo Nunez will take over at third base and bat seventh against right-hander Bartolo Colon. |
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| Jul 6 2018 | Devers is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | Devers will hit the bench Friday as the Royals send veteran Jason Hammel to the mound. The 21-year-old has a .288/.309/.545 slash line with four home runs over his last 17 games. |
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| Jun 30 2018 | Devers went 5-for-5 with a grand slam and three runs scored Saturday during the Red Sox's 11-0 win over the Yankees. | The emerging Yankee killer peppered a Sonny Gray offering the opposite way over the left-field fence with the bases loaded in the first inning, setting the tone for Boston's thunderous night at the dish. Devers would eventually pile on with his 19th double and three singles. The 21-year-old sports 14 big flies, 46 RBI, 39 runs and five steals with a .251/.294/.447 slash line on the season after this perfect evening in the batter's box. |
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| Jun 28 2018 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Thursday against the Angels. | Devers took Jaime Barria deep to straightaway center for his 13th home run of the season. Though his overall numbers remain disappointing, Devers' bat has come alive of late, as he has 12 hits, nine runs scored, three home runs and 10 RBI his last 39 at-bats. |
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| Jun 27 2018 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI, run scored, stolen base and a strikeout in Wednesday's win over the Angels. | Devers delivered the game-winning hit in the seventh inning, driving in a run on a double to put Boston back in front after blowing a six-run lead. He's tallied five multi-hit games over the past 11 contests, but the 21-year-old has also been more aggressive on the basepaths of late. The steal was just his fifth of the year (in six tries) but fourth in the past three weeks. |
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| Jun 19 2018 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's loss to the Twins. | Devers crushed a 418 foot shot to break a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, though it wasn't enough in the eventual 6-2 loss. The 21-year-old has now gone deep in consecutive games and has tallied multiple hits in four of the last five to raise his slash line to .243/.290/.430 on the year. |
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| Jun 17 2018 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run to help Boston to a 9-3 victory over Seattle on Sunday. | This was the third multi-hit effort in four games for Devers, who has also now hit safely in 12 of his last 13 contests overall. His .239/.287/.418 slash line through 268 at-bats remains unspectacular. However, the 21-year-old is clearly talented, and he's been in a nice groove lately, with Sunday's blast putting him on pace to hit 24 long balls this season. |
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| Jun 11 2018 | Devers, who batted fifth in the order and recorded his first RBI in 14 games Sunday, was removed for a pinch hitter with the bases loaded in the eighth inning of a 5-2 loss to the White Sox. | Devers is fighting a slump, the first taste of adversity in his young career, but has strung together five straight games with a hit. However, it's not a good sign when a five-hole hitter is being pulled from a key moment in a game for pinch hitter. One can cite that the left-handed hitting Devers wasn't in an ideal spot against White Sox left-hander Jace Fry, but it was a small sign of the team's wavering confidence in the 21-year-old third baseman, whose batting average sits at .232 entering Monday's game in Baltimore. |
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| Jun 10 2018 | Devers went 1-for-2 with one walk and an RBI during Sunday's loss to the White Sox. | Devers drove in a run during the second inning on a single to right center, tying the game at one, although Chicago would ultimately pull away for the 5-2 victory. Despite a dismal .232 batting average, the 21-year-old is starting to put it together at the dish, collecting a base knock in each of his last five games. Devers has slugged nine home runs and driven in 29 across 58 games in just his second season of big-league action. |
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| Jun 3 2018 | Devers is not in the lineup Sunday against the Astros, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports. | Mired in a 2-for-20 slump over his past five starts, Devers will be given the day off to clear his head in the series finale against the reigning World Series champs. Eduardo Nunez takes over at the hot corner in his stead. |
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| Jun 2 2018 | Devers went 0-for-4 in Friday's loss to the Astros, dropping his batting average to a season-low .230. | Devers is hitting just .157 (15-for-90) with 26 strikeouts over his last 25 games. This is the first stretch of adversity the young third baseman has faced since the Red Sox called him up at mid-season in 2017. Opponents are learning him and it's up to Devers and the Red Sox to figure out how to adjust. With Eduardo Nunez on the roster, manager Alex Cora could give Devers more downtime to figure it out, although that depends on how second baseman Dustin Pedroia responds to a recent flare up of knee soreness. |
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| May 26 2018 | Devers is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Braves, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | He will head to the bench with a tough lefty in Sean Newcomb due up for Atlanta. The 21-year-old Devers has been slumping of late and is batting just .213/.245/.404 against left-handed pitching this season. We could see Devers sit more against southpaws, or perhaps platoon outright with Eduardo Nunez, now that Dustin Pedroia's back on the active roster. |
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| May 20 2018 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Orioles. | Devers has been scuffling of late, hitting just .160/.192/.280 with three RBI over his last 14 games. He had been a consistent run producer early on when he knocked in 23 runs over the first 31 games and was at or near the top of the team in RBI. When Dustin Pedroia (knee) returns to active duty, the Red Sox could give Devers, who has played in 45 of the team's 46 games, more days off with Eduardo Nunez moving from second to third base. With some periodic rest and extra work in batting practice, the 21-year-old's bat could perk up again. |
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| May 15 2018 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 6-5 loss to the Athletics. | Devers went yard against left-hander Sean Manaea, the third homer he's hit off a southpaw this season. It looks like left-handers are catching up to him. He pummeled them for a .400 (20-for-50) average last year, but that has dropped to .233 here in 2018. Still, it wasn't bad enough for manager Alex Cora to hold him out against Manaea on Monday. |
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| May 11 2018 | Devers is not in Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports. | Devers will get a breather following 12 straight starts, during which he's hit .255/.269/.471 with three home runs, five RBI and 16 strikeouts. Eduardo Nunez will man third base in his place while Brock Holt gets a start at second. Expect Devers back in the lineup Saturday. |
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| May 4 2018 | Devers went 3-for-4 with two home runs in Friday's 5-1 victory over the Rangers. | The home runs were both solo shots and are Devers' fifth and sixth of the season as he's started the month of May 7-for-18. The 21-year-old now carries a .276/.326/.488 slash line with 23 RBI in 123 at-bats this season. |
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| Apr 27 2018 | Devers went 0-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays. | The 21-year-old Devers has just two hits over his last 21 at-bats, but was doing all he could to help the team win the rubber game of the series in Toronto. He stole his first bag of the season -- the steal isn't typically part of his game -- and plated a run with a sacrifice fly. The RBI was the first in six games for Devers, who is tied for the team lead with J.D. Martinez at 18. |
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| Apr 27 2018 | Devers is not in the lineup Friday against the Rays, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports. | Devers sits as the Red Sox take on the left-handed Blake Snell. The off day is just Devers' second so far this season. The 21-year-old is hitting a mediocre .261/.320/.424 with three home runs through his first 103 plate appearances this year. Eduardo Nunez will slide over to third base in his absence, with Tzu-Wei Lin handling second base. |
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| Apr 20 2018 | Devers went 3-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in Thursday's 8-2 win over the Angels. | Like many hitters in Boston's lineup, Devers exploded against Angels' pitching, going 7-for-14 with a double, two home runs and seven RBI during the three-game set. He's moved to the top of the team with 17 RBI and has not experienced any drop off his second time around the league after making a splash as a rookie in 2017. |
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| Apr 18 2018 | Devers went 2-for-5 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Angels. | Devers hit his second home run of the season in the fourth inning on Tuesday off right-handed reliever Luke Bard. Nothing in his early season stat-line particularly stands out, though he is making good contact as indicated by his 42 percent hard hit rate. He has batted primarily fifth or sixth in the lineup, and given the strength of the Red Sox offense, that should give him plenty of opportunity to drive in runs. |
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| Apr 14 2018 | Devers went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's over the Orioles. | The double was Devers' fifth on the season. He's hitting .271 with one home run and 10 RBI in 12 games. Batting near the middle of the lineup is giving Devers some RBI opportunities, and he's been taking advantage so far. |
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| Apr 8 2018 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Rays. | Devers plated two and scored a run during Boston's six-run uprising in the eighth inning, turning what appeared to be a sure loss into a win. The third baseman has driven in runs in six of eight games played and is tied for the team lead in RBI (nine) with Xander Bogaerts. It's a shame to waste an impact bat like that in the lower third of the order, but it's likely manager Alex Cora doesn't want the 21-year-old putting too much pressure on himself in the middle of the order. |
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| Apr 7 2018 | Devers went 2-for-3 with a home run, a run scored and two RBI in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Rays. | Devers continued his hot start to the year with a seventh-inning solo shot off Chaz Roe. He also drove in a run with a first-inning single off starter Jake Faria. The 21-year-old is hitting .321/.406/.536 through his first 32 plate appearances of the season. |
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| Apr 1 2018 | Devers will start at third base and bat second Sunday against the Rays, Sean McAdam of BostonSportsJournal.com reports. | After receiving a day off Saturday, Devers, who had batted sixth in the Red Sox's first two games of the season, will jump four spots in the order in his return to the lineup due to the struggling Andrew Benintendi hitting the bench. The move up in the order coupled with a matchup against a right-handed pitcher (Jake Faria) could make Devers a solid value play in DFS contests Sunday. |
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| Mar 31 2018 | Devers is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports. | Devers started Boston's first two games of the season but will sit Saturday. Eduardo Nunez will slide over to third base in Devers' place, with Brock Holt starting at second. Devers is 2-for-8 with three RBI so far this season. |
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| Mar 27 2018 | Devers (knee) will play Thursday against the Rays, Scott Lauber of ESPN.com reports. | Devers bruised his knee in a collision with Cubs catcher Victor Caratini on Monday and remains out of the lineup Tuesday. He appears to have been held out as a precaution and his manager Alex Cora has little doubt that he'll be in the lineup Thursday. |
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| Mar 27 2018 | Devers feels fine Tuesday after bruising his knee Monday against the Cubs, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | Devers bruised his knee in a collision with Cubs catcher Victor Caratini. He's out of the lineup Tuesday and isn't running, but he was able to hit in the cage without issues. It seems likely that he'll be ready to go by Opening Day, but with the start of the season just two days away, there's at least a small chance he'll miss a game or two. |
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| Mar 26 2018 | Devers exited Monday's spring game after colliding with the opposing team's catcher, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports. | Devers was slow to get up after sliding into home plate and colliding with the Cubs' backup catcher Victor Caratini. The Red Sox have yet to announce an injury, so it's possible his removal was simply precautionary given how late it is in spring training. Either way, more should be known following the conclusion of Monday's contest. |
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| Mar 26 2018 | Devers has been diagnosed with a bruised knee after a collision with Cubs catcher Victor Caratini in Monday's spring training game, Scott Lauber of ESPN Boston reports. | It was a briefly scary moment for Red Sox fans and Devers owners alike Monday, but it doesn't seem like Devers will miss any significant time due to this injury. At worst, Devers may see limited time over the rest of the exhibition campaign, but it doesn't appear he will miss any regular season games due to the collision. |
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| Mar 20 2018 | Devers went 2-for-2 with a walk, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored in Tuesday's game against the Pirates. | There's no doubting Devers will hit in the majors. He's mashed spring pitching, slugging .735 with three homers, three doubles, a triple and eight RBI over 43 at-bats. The long-term question about Devers is his defense, and if he can prevent a move to designated hitter or first base. He showed off his improving skills a couple of times Tuesday, something manager Alex Cora attributed to him being in better position before the ball is hit. "Well, [last season] the ball was getting to the hitting zone and he was in the air," Cora told Ian Browne of MLB.com. "You have to have your feet on the ground. Just like a sprinter. You have to be on the ground and you go. It got to the point that he was late, reacting late and he was always getting that in-between hop." |
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| Feb 25 2018 | Devers is slated to hit in the middle of Boston's batting order, Jordan Shusterman of MLB.com reports. | Although Devers is just a 21-year-old third baseman, he's expected to bat near the middle of the lineup during the 2018 season. He teed off on left-handers last season, hitting .400 in 50 at-bats, so it seems unlikely that he'll yield too many starts to Eduardo Nunez against lefties. Devers slashed an impressive .284/.338/.482 in 2017 and will look to build on that performance during his second season in the major leagues. |
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| Oct 6 2017 | Devers is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports. | Devers will retreat to the bench as manager John Farrell elects to go with Deven Marrero at third base due to southpaw Dallas Keuchel taking the mound for Houston. During Game 1 on Thursday, Devers went 0-for-3 with one RBI and two strikeouts. |
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| Sep 22 2017 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer Friday against the Reds. | Devers smashed his ninth homer of the season as part of a four-run fourth inning that helped deliver the Red Sox a come-from-behind victory. After raking throughout the months of July and August, he's hit just a single homer this month although he's still batting over .300 in September. |
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| Sep 20 2017 | Devers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | Devers has started 13 straight games, over which he's posted a solid .314/.352/.392 line. However, he's been a liability on defense and committed in error in each of Boston's last five contests. He'll get the night off while Deven Marrero fills in at third base. |
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| Sep 9 2017 | Devers reached base four times Friday, going 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored in a 9-3 win over the Rays. | Devers, who had been held out of the starting lineup two consecutive days earlier in the week, is 5-for-7 with three runs scored and an RBI over two games since his break. The 20-year-old rookie had started 23 straight games, but his production started to drop off, prompting manager John Farrell to give Devers a break. Over the final 15 games of that 23-game stretch, Devers was hitting .179 with just two extra-base hits and one RBI. With Dustin Pedroia back from injury and Eduardo Nunez (back) around, Farrell can more effectively manage Devers' playing time. |
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| Sep 5 2017 | Devers is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports. | With the Red Sox's infield finally healthy, Devers will head to the bench for a second straight game. It's worth noting that a righty is on the mound for the opposition Tuesday, indicating he could be hard pressed for playing time even with a favorable pitching matchup. Eduardo Nunez will again leadoff and start at the hot corner. |
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| Sep 4 2017 | Devers is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Jen McCaffrey of The Springfield Republican reports. | Devers will get the day off against southpaw J.A. Happ after starting 20 straight games at third base, slashing .253/.317/.453 over that span. Eduardo Nunez will take over at the hot corner for the game, batting leadoff. |
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| Aug 19 2017 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs Saturday against the Yankees. | Devers' bomb pulled the Red Sox within one run in the seventh inning of a home loss. He's homered in back-to-back contests, and has left the yard eight times since joining the lineup on July 25. Devers has been an amazing addition for fantasy owners, as he's slashing .364/.424/.727. |
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| Aug 18 2017 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs Friday against the Yankees. | Devers blasted his seventh bomb of the year to give the Red Sox an early lead in a game they'd go on to win. He's now left the yard four times over his last five games, and since entering the lineup on July 25, he's rewarded fantasy managers with an amazing .356/.420/.699 slash line. |
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| Aug 15 2017 | Devers went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Monday's 7-3 loss to the Indians. | Devers, who has three homers in the last two games, has hit six homers over the first 16 games of his career, becoming the second Red Sox player to accomplish that feat in 100 years (Sam Horn is the other). |
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| Aug 15 2017 | Devers went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Cardinals. | In addition to extending his RBI streak to four games, the rookie also started the 31st triple play in Red Sox history, grabbing a Yadier Molina grounder in the fourth inning, stepping on third base and firing a strike to Eduardo Nunez at second to initiate the 5-4-3 triple play and squash a Cards rally in what at the time was a 1-0 game. Devers continues to display poise well beyond his age, and the 20-year-old's 1.078 OPS isn't too shabby either. |
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| Aug 14 2017 | Devers entered Sunday's game as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Yankees. | The Red Sox looked dead in the water in the ninth inning against New York closer Aroldis Chapman, who showed none of the command problems he had in Friday's series opener. Behind 1-2 in the count, Devers connected on a 103-mph fastball, depositing into the bullpen in left-center to send the game into extra innings. It was easily the biggest hit of his young career and comes at a time when opponents are learning how to pitch to the rookie. Manager John Farrell told Tim Britton of the Providence Journal that opponents are pitching him hard in and soft away. As such, Farrell wants Devers to play two or three consecutive days, then give him a day to watch and learn. That was the plan for Sunday before he entered as a pinch hitter during the middle innings. |
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| Aug 13 2017 | Devers is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports. | Despite going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI in Saturday's contest, Devers will head to the bench for a day off. Eduardo Nunez will take over at third base for the series finale, giving Brock Holt a chance to start at the keystone. |
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| Aug 9 2017 | Devers is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rays, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports. | After kicking off his big-league career with four multi-hit performances in his first seven games, Devers has fallen into a slump over the past week, going 3-for-19 in his subsequent five starts. Devers doesn't look to be in much danger of losing his everyday role just yet, but the recent returns of Dustin Pedroia and Hanley Ramirez from injury -- as well as the trade-deadline pickup of utility infielder Eduardo Nunez --will afford manager John Farrell more flexibility with his lineups if the rookie is unable to right the ship. |
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| Aug 3 2017 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk in Thursday's 9-5 win over the White Sox. | Devers' two-run homer completed the scoring in a four-run first inning against starter Miguel Gonzalez. The rookie third baseman has injected new life into an offense that had been struggling prior to his call-up from Triple-A Pawtucket with three home runs among his 13 hits in 37 plate appearances. He's now slashing .406/.486/.750. |
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| Aug 2 2017 | Devers will play third base and bat fifth Wednesday against the Indians, Scott Lauber of ESPN.com reports. | After getting his big-league career off to a 12-for-24 start through seven starts, Devers will be rewarded with his highest placement in the Red Sox lineup to date, as Jackie Bradley moves down to the ninth spot to accommodate the rookie's climb up the batting order. Devers won't be able to sustain his current level of performance, but so long as he remains reasonably productive, he'll likely remain locked into the heart of the Boston lineup. |
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| Jul 31 2017 | Devers went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI during Monday's win over Cleveland. | The rookie is now 10-for-24 with a 1.231 OPS through the first six games of his career. Devers is worth a look in the majority of fantasy settings, but expectations should probably remain in check. There are likely to be peaks and valleys at the dish moving forward. |
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| Jul 31 2017 | Devers went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Royals. | Devers went opposite field with a homer that was originally ruled a double off the left field wall. A replay review confirmed the ball landed above the red line at the top of the wall and bounced back onto the field off the protective wall in front of the seats atop the Green Monster. It was his first career homer at Fenway Park. Since the arrival of Eduardo Nunez, which came with speculation about its impact on Devers' playing time, the rookie has played in each game. |
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| Jul 29 2017 | Devers went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored while making his Fenway Park debut in Boston's 4-2 loss to Kansas City on Friday. | In addition to Devers' debut in Boston, Eduardo Nunez made his debut in a Red Sox uniform Friday, serving as Boston's designated hitter. There's much speculation about Nunez's impact on Devers' playing time, but for one game there was room for each in the lineup. Manager John Farrell told Tim Britton of the Providence Journal that Nunez will get reps at first base, adding to his experience at the other three infield spots and both outfield corners. If Devers is hitting, Farrell will make it work so that both he and Nunez are getting plenty of at-bats. |
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| Jul 28 2017 | Devers was not optioned back to the minors as a corresponding move to the Eduardo Nunez trade, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports. | The expectation was that the highly-touted prospect would head back to Triple-A Pawtucket to develop further now that another third baseman is in Boston, but the Red Sox opted to send Deven Marrero back to the PawSox instead. President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said that Nunez will play regularly upon his arrival to the team, and given the Red Sox roster construction, it seems like he'd be a logical choice to man third base moving forward. This would likely force Devers to hit the bench more often than not, although there is an opportunity for the 20-year-old to act as the designated hitter given Mitch Moreland's struggles at the dish as well as the team's newfound willingness to deploy Hanley Ramirez at first base. Nonetheless, it's unlikely that Devers would still be in the majors if he were just going to ride the pine on a daily basis, although his stock for this season seems to have taken a hit by this acquisition regardless. |
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| Jul 28 2017 | Devers will start at third base and bat eighth for Friday's game against Kansas City, Evan Drellich of WEEI.com reports. | Devers may concede most of the playing time to Eduardo Nunez at third base, but manager John Farrell will likely keep the top prospect in the lineup whenever he can. During two games with the major-league club, Devers is 2-for-8 from the plate, with one home run, two runs and a pair of walks. |
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| Jul 26 2017 | Devers went 0-for-4 with two walks, a run and a strikeout in his MLB debut Tuesday against the Mariners. | The rookie third baseman has shown the ability to take a walk in the minors, which will serve him well in the big leagues. He's just 20 years old, so fantasy owners should keep their expectations in check, but Devers has rightly created a lot of excitement with his performance in Double-A and Triple-A this season. Even though he's slated to start out in a platoon role, he merits speculative pickups across the fantasy universe. |
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| Jul 26 2017 | Devers went 2-for-4 with his first big-league home run against Seattle on Wednesday. | It won't be his last MLB homer, that's for sure, but it could be his last for a little while, as the Red Sox just acquired Eduardo Nunez, who's likely to take over at third base on an everyday basis -- starting Friday against Kansas City. That'll probably ticket the 20-year-old Devers back to Triple-A, as it's hard to imagine how the Red Sox will be able to keep him in the lineup with Nunez in the fold, but no official decision has yet been made on that front. |
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| Jul 26 2017 | Devers could be headed back to Triple-A Pawtucket after the Red Sox acquired Eduardo Nunez from the Giants, Chad Jennings of the Boston Herald reports. | It would certainly be unusual for a team to call up its top prospect only to send him down a few days later, but president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski left open that possibility, saying Boston's decision-makers will "wait and handle that question" about who's sent down to make room for Nunez. Even if Devers remains in Boston, the Nunez arrival is expected to impact the rookie's playing time. Dombrowski said Nunez should get regular playing time, and we doubt that will come at the expense of either shortstop Xander Bogaerts or second baseman Dustin Pedroia. We'll learn more in the coming days. |
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| Jul 25 2017 | Devers will make his first MLB start Tuesday against the Mariners, batting ninth and playing third base. | Devers sat out of Monday's contest since lefty James Paxton was throwing for the Mariners, but with a right-hander taking the hill for Seattle, the top prospect will finally be able to make his highly-anticipated debut. Although he's hitting at the bottom of the order, most people figure he'll move up if he can hold his own against big-league pitching. |
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| Jul 24 2017 | Devers is not in the starting lineup Monday against the Mariners, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports. | The top prospect wasn't expected to start Monday since lefty James Paxton is taking the hill for Seattle. Devers will likely begin acting on the large side of a platoon at third base with Tuesday's game when right-hander Felix Hernandez take the hill for the opposition. For Monday night, Deven Marrero will pick up a start at the hot corner, and will likely do so whenever a lefty is on the hill moving forward. |
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| Jul 24 2017 | The Red Sox selected Devers' contract from Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports. | Red Sox general manager Dave Dombrowski indicated after Sunday's game against the Angels that Devers would receive his long-awaited promotion to the big leagues, but the organization didn't make it official until Monday. Manager John Farrell has yet to reveal his lineup for the series opener with the Mariners, but it may not be until Tuesday before Devers actually makes his MLB debut, as a left-hander (James Paxton) is starting for Seattle on Monday. In any event, it's expected that the 19-year-old will see the larger share of starts at third base while he remains with the big club, as he'll likely assume the strong side of a platoon with Deven Marrero. After dominating at Double-A Portland earlier this season to earn a promotion to Triple-A, Devers didn't see his production slow down during his brief stay with Pawtucket, batting .400/.447/.600 in 38 plate appearances. It would be unwise to count on him to immediately thrive in his first trip to the majors, but Devers' polished, well-rounded skill set make him a worthwhile speculative pickup in the event he surpasses expectations. |
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| Jul 23 2017 | Devers was promoted from Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday, Ryan Hannable of WEEI.com reports. | The Red Sox's top prospect advanced to Triple-A just over a week ago, but the team's management apparently liked what they saw enough to send him straight to Boston. Devers had an OPS north of .940 in both Double-A and Triple-A this season, although his defense still leaves a bit to be desired. He's expected to join the team in Seattle on Monday, although he isn't expected to slot into the starting lineup until Tuesday. Devers should settle in as the primary third baseman for Boston moving forward. No corresponding move has been made yet. |
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| Jul 16 2017 | Devers went 4-for-4 with a double, home run, two RBI and two runs scored Saturday in his first game since being promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket. | Devers has been a hot topic in Boston as the Red Sox continue to get by with Deven Marrero and Tzu-Wei Lin at the hot corner. The Red Sox prefer that Devers be allowed to get some Triple-A at-bats under him before bringing him up to Boston. Additionally, there has been recent reports of the Red Sox's interest in acquiring third baseman Todd Frazier from the White Sox. If that happens, you can write off Devers make his MLB debut until September's roster expansion. |
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| Jul 14 2017 | The Red Sox promoted Devers to Triple-A Pawtucket on Friday, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports. | The tantalizing prospect now has a gig because the BoSox cut Jhonny Peralta and Pablo Sandoval. Devers hit .300/.369/.575 with 18 home runs over 320 plate appearances at Double-A Portland and now has a clearer path to join the contending Red Sox before the end of the season. If the 20-year-old gets the call and an undisputed opportunity, he'll be an urgent fantasy pickup. |
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| Jul 14 2017 | Devers could be promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket after the Red Sox released Jhonny Peralta on Thursday, Kevin Dillon of MassLive.com reports. | The Red Sox were kicking the tires on Peralta, who had been given 61 plate appearances in the minors. The organization thought he might be an option at third base for the parent club, but his presence blocked Devers' promotion. Now, with Peralta gone and Pablo Sandoval's rehab assignment ending this weekend, there should be ample opportunity for Devers in Pawtucket while Michael Chavis holds down the hot corner at Double-A Portland. |
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| Jun 30 2017 | Devers (knee) is back in action at Double-A Portland. | He hit two home runs Wednesday and notched another two hits Thursday, so he appears to be fully healthy after briefly missing time with a sore knee. The 20-year-old third baseman is now hitting .298/.359/.576 with a career-high 16 home runs and an outstanding 18.5 percent strikeout rate in 281 plate appearances. While Devers is still at Double-A, the Red Sox under president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski have made a habit of having their top hitting prospects skip Triple-A and head straight to the majors -- Andrew Benintendi and Yoan Moncada are the two most recent examples. If Devers continues to swing a hot bat, he could be manning the hot corner for Boston in late July or early August. |
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| Jun 26 2017 | Devers is nursing a sore left knee and is expected to sit out a couple games this week at Double-A Portland, Kevin Thomas of The Portland Press Herald reports. | The injury doesn't sound like a major concern for Devers, but it should just about extinguish any hope that the Red Sox's top prospect would join the big club before the All-Star break. The big club has received little production from its third basemen this season, but with longtime MLB veteran Jhonny Peralta waiting in the wings at Triple-A Pawtucket and another well-regarded corner-infield prospect on hand at Portland in Michael Chavis, Devers might not be first in line for a promotion if the Red Sox want to try their luck with one of their minor-league options at the hot corner. |
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| Jun 24 2017 | Devers is expected to start at third base for Double-A Portland about five times per week, according to Boston president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, Tim Britton of the Providence Journal reports. | The question of playing time became an issue after the Red Sox promoted third baseman Michael Chavis to Portland this week, but he'll spend the majority of his time at designated hitter for the time being. Devers will remain in Portland for now after Boston inked MLB veteran Jhonny Peralta to a minor-league deal. Peralta will play third base for Triple-A Pawtucket to serve as organizational depth at a position which Boston has been among the worst in MLB. Dombrowski admitted that it was "probably not an opportune time" to promote Devers. There's been speculation about Devers reaching Boston this season, but that's not imminent. |
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| Jun 22 2017 | Devers has been joined at Double-A Portland by Michael Chavis who was promoted from High-A Salem on Thursday, Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com reports. | The addition of Chavis means the Sea Dogs are now home to Boston's top two third base prospects, which likely means Devers will be headed to Triple-A Pawtucket soon. According to Jen McCaffrey of MassLive.com, a source confirmed that Devers will not be promoted right now. Between third base and designated hitter, the two can co-exist on the same team for the time being. |
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| Jun 1 2017 | Devers, 20, is hitting just .179 over his last 10 games for Double-A Portland. | One of the youngest players at this level, Devers is still more than holding his own overall. He is slashing .287/.355/.503 with eight home runs and 29 RBI through 45 games. With no real competition blocking his path at the hot corner, Devers could see the big leagues as early as next season. |
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