Red Sox's Rafael Devers brutal start to MLB season results in unfortunate history

We are conscionable a fewer abbreviated days removed from MLB's 2025 Opening Day, but Boston Red Sox prima Rafael Devers' strikeout inclination is already raising immoderate concerns.

The Red Sox's designated hitter made 12 sheet appearances implicit Boston's archetypal 3 games of the season. While helium failed to grounds a deed during immoderate of those at-bats, his 10 strikeouts made immoderate alternatively unfortunate history.

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Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers, #11, walks successful the dugout successful the archetypal inning against the Texas Rangers astatine Globe Life Field successful Arlington, Texas, connected March 27, 2025. (Tim Heitman-Imagn Images)

That measurement of strikeouts represented an unprecedented complaint successful the archetypal 3 games of immoderate MLB play connected record, USA Today reported.

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Devers' aboriginal regular play struggles travel connected the heels of a tense outpouring training. During the accumulation period, Red Sox manager Alex Cora and Devers appeared to beryllium astatine likelihood astir whether helium would walk clip connected the shot diamond covering 3rd base.

Shortly earlier Opening Day, Cora confirmed Devers would grip the team's designated hitter duties connected a full-time basis.

Rafael Devers, #11 of the Boston Red Sox, reacts during an astatine bat against the Texas Rangers during the 2nd inning astatine Globe Life Field connected March 29, 2025 successful Arlington, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

The Red Sox play has been little than perfect truthful acold — albeit done conscionable 4 games. The 2025 run did get disconnected to a promising commencement arsenic Boston celebrated a 5-2 season-opening triumph implicit the Texas Rangers. 

However, the Red Sox proceeded to driblet their adjacent 3 games, falling to 1-3 connected the young season. 

Rafael Devers, #11 of the Boston Red Sox, sits successful the dugout aft striking retired against the Texas Rangers during the 5th inning astatine Globe Life Field connected March 30, 2025 successful Arlington, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Former Red Sox main shot serviceman Chaim Bloom antecedently described Devers arsenic a star, and the franchise is paying him similar one. Devers inked a declaration with the Red Sox worthy $313.5 cardinal successful Jan. 2023, ESPN reported.

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He finished past play with 28 location runs and had a .272 batting average.

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