ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers has become the first major league player to strike out 10 times in the first three games of a season.

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Devers has gone 0-for-8 with seven strikeouts, including a key strikeout Friday with the bases loaded in the seventh inning as the Boston Red Sox fell 4-1 to the Texas Rangers. Advertisement ...

Devers has posted a .280/.398/.490 slash line with 12 home runs and a 149 OPS+, which at least justifies the monster of a 10-year, $313.5 million contract the Rangers would need to absorb.

Rafael Devers homered and drove in two runs, and five Boston pitchers combined for a five-hit shutout as the Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Thursday afternoon. Devers hit a solo shot ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rafael Devers DH project is not off to a great start in Texas. In three games, Devers is 0 for 12 with 10 strikeouts. That’s an MLB record. Seriously. In the galaxy of ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Long before he got into a Grapefruit League game, Rafael Devers was the talk of spring training, due to his unhappiness over a proposed move from third base to DH. And now ...

Devers said he would be in the lineup on Opening Day in Texas. He dodged a question about what position that would be, other than to repeat that he would do whatever Cora asked. “I just want to ...

One decision the Red Sox have made, though, is that Devers won't have any extra travel added to his itinerary ahead of next Thursday, when Boston's season begins on the road against the Texas Rangers.