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Alex Cora confirms Rafael Devers is Red Sox’s everyday DH moving forward

With the Red Sox’s 2025 season set to get underway, manager Alex Cora put to rest any doubt of where Rafael Devers will slot in Boston’s infield: nowhere.

With free-agent addition Alex Bregman manning third base, Cora confirmed on WEEI Wednesday that Devers will serve as Boston’s everyday designated hitter moving forward this season.

“We had conversations throughout spring training and he was very vocal about how he felt and we made a decision. Alex (Bregman) is going to play third. Raffy is going to DH,” Cora said during his weekly appearance on “WEEI Afternoons”. “We all are in the winning business and he understands that.