However, when first baseman Triston Casas suffered a ruptured tendon in his left knee last week and was ruled out for the season, the Red Sox again needed some help. The team approached Devers about a switch from DH to first base to replace Casas. His response? More of the same.

So much has been made of the drama surrounding Rafael Devers off the field that it almost flew under the radar how incredible he was on it this weekend. Devers caused a firestorm on Thursday by blasting chief baseball officer Craig Breslow for asking him to move to third base.

The Boston Red Sox trading star infielder Rafael Devers at some point down the road "isn't all that far-fetched," according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.