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Rafael Devers refuses to play first base.
That's what reports have indicated over the past couple days. The Boston Red Sox need a first baseman, given Triston Casas is down for the year with a nasty injury.
So far, they've thrown a few fill-ins to the spot, but how about solving the problem by taking Devers out of his DH spot and placing him at first?
Devers has told reporters he doesn't want that.
It's really a shame, because it wouldn't be an unprecedented move. That hitter who most recently resembled this was Yankees all-timer Aaron Judge.
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Judge might be the greatest right-hander hitter ever, and when the Yankees needed it, he moved from right field to center field.
Phillies superstar Bryce Harper moved to first base to come back from injury earlier.
The Braves once played Freddie Freeman at third base to keep surprising slugger Matt Adams in their lineup once upon a time.
There's plenty of precedent for stars shifting positions to help their teams out.
Devers just apparently would prefer to trot in and swing the bat and not worry about his glove any longer.
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