Rafael Devers seemed pretty sure of himself early in Spring Training when he called the Boston Red Sox starting third base job his and his alone. But after Devers dug his feet in, there came a bit of a surprise on Thursday in the change of tone from the franchise cornerstone.

Rafael Devers just might be the Boston Red Sox's Opening Day DH after all. Earlier this spring, Devers said he considers himself a third baseman and would not move to DH in deference to Alex Bregman, the superior defender. On Thursday, Devers walked back those comments, and said he would be OK with being the DH on Opening Day.

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