CHICAGO -- The Red Sox will spend the coming days working with Hanley Ramirez on a transition to first base, and the hope is that the slugger can settle into that spot for 2016 and beyond. Ramirez even left open the possibility he could debut at first sometime before the current season ends.
Under the tutelage of infield instructor Brian Butterfield and teammate David Ortiz, Ramirez did some work around the bag at first several hours prior to Tuesday night's game against the White Sox.
When Ramirez signed a four-year deal with the Red Sox in November, he committed to moving to left field after playing shortstop for nearly his entire career.