Rarely do internal conflicts in baseball erupt into the open the way Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers's with Red Sox management has. Devers moved from third base to designated hitter this offseason after Boston signed third baseman Alex Bregman,

A day after Devers told reporters about his refusal to play first base, Henry, team president Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow flew to Kansas City to meet with Devers and manager Alex Cora.

The longtime third baseman eventually agreed to move to designated hitter this season and is now refusing another position switch.