{"id":52105,"date":"2025-04-30T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=52105"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:10:09","slug":"might-boston-red-sox-rafael-devers-play-162-games-without-off-day-si","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=52105","title":{"rendered":"Might Boston Red Sox\u2019 Rafael Devers play 162 games without off day? \u2018S\u00ed\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Red Sox<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-04-30174600822100010:17:01\">Updated: Apr. 30, 2025, 10:17 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-04-30174600703900009:57:19\">Published: Apr. 30, 2025, 9:57 a.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-GKYOXBC6PNHOTFA6ZDQ4O7NZKI\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/QEQOWJLKBNEYZCAHB5O3ZMT3IA.jpg?auth=29fd63b2a94c756e49cb124765f88f63af45e94ee624b60f37e1a19989c00703&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/QEQOWJLKBNEYZCAHB5O3ZMT3IA.jpg?auth=29fd63b2a94c756e49cb124765f88f63af45e94ee624b60f37e1a19989c00703&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/QEQOWJLKBNEYZCAHB5O3ZMT3IA.jpg?auth=29fd63b2a94c756e49cb124765f88f63af45e94ee624b60f37e1a19989c00703&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/QEQOWJLKBNEYZCAHB5O3ZMT3IA.jpg?auth=29fd63b2a94c756e49cb124765f88f63af45e94ee624b60f37e1a19989c00703&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90\" sizes=\"auto, 50vw\" alt=\"Might Boston Red Sox\u2019 Rafael Devers play 162 games without off day? \u2018S\u00ed\u2019\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Boston Red Sox&#8217; Rafael Devers doubles during the first inning April 15, 2025, in Tampa. (AP Photo\/Jason Behnken)AP<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"FTUJCTFTAZGHJGPKO77VPMPY4E\">TORONTO \u2014 DH Rafael Devers has started all 31 games the Red Sox have played this year. He\u2019s the only player on his team that hasn\u2019t had at least one day off.<\/p>\n<p id=\"XZXBJPYOCVBARHQ6KFYT3AQQN4\">Now that he\u2019s the full-time DH, could he play in all 162 games without a routine day off if he deals with no injuries this season?<\/p>\n<p id=\"P4VVH4LLBVFHLHSN7KBER7T7T4\">\u201cS\u00ed,\u201d Devers said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3YKFAHYKLVFJDDET4RZFIDQXYI\">Playing 162 is not out of the realm of possibility as the plan is for him not to play any third base this season. All he will do is DH unless maybe the Red Sox get into an emergency situation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6TL5Z5CVUVHXFOO7PGSXCCIZH4\">He\u2019s already gotten close to 162 games in three seasons. He appeared in 156 games in both 2019 and \u201921. He played in 153 games in 2023.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ABNYFNWG4NB27JXFADFCZINXLY\">He didn\u2019t have as easy of a time staying on the field last year (138 games) because of injuries to both shoulders. He slashed just .205\/.295\/.329\/.624 in his final 42 games when he tried to play through the soreness.<\/p>\n<p id=\"L5AZ6WII4NDBJBBPKAHUNH7KSI\">\u201cI feel good. I feel healthy,\u201d Devers said through translator Carlos Villoria Ben\u00edtez. \u201cYou don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen during the season. But at this point in time &#8230; I feel very good. I feel healthy. I feel like I can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"JS47O6BWG5DP3JB6TN2HOUIX2Q\">It seems like it might be up to Devers whether he receives any routine days off.<\/p>\n<p id=\"IPNUK5L4LRCIBL2XYOOQHUKMQA\">\u201cWe talked about it a little bit the other day,\u201d manager Alex Cora said. \u201cI asked him. I said, \u2018Hey, whenever you need an off day, just let me know. Obviously because you\u2019re DH it doesn\u2019t mean that we have to play you 162.\u2019 So he\u2019s working hard. He\u2019s doing a lot of things in the gym and all that, so we have to be smart about it. But one of the reasons he\u2019s DH\u2019ing is because we want to keep him in the lineup. That\u2019s the most important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"LIW3ZJHLHZDN7FFVSGC7TAHYEU\">Devers belted a 422-foot, 111.1-mph home run in the Red Sox\u2019 10-2 win over the Blue Jays here at Rogers Centre on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"NZROMTXESNCN5AVPCXSDGPGQMA\">He\u2019s 6-for-17 (.353) with three homers, one double, four RBIs, six runs, three walks and three strikeouts in four games on this road trip.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JN53CFV4INGE3ARSAV3YIIG3UA\">\u201cIt feels good &#8230; because I wasn\u2019t hitting the ball,\u201d Devers said. \u201cI feel like we\u2019re playing very good baseball all around. Defensively, the pitchers are doing their job, the bullpen, base running, hitting. So I think everything\u2019s clicking right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<section>\n<ul data-testid=\"list\">\n<li>Red Sox veteran witnessed \u2018one of the best catches I\u2019ve seen in my life\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Fenway Insider Live: Submit questions for MassLive\u2019s Sean McAdam<\/li>\n<li>Red Sox\u2019 self-admitted slow starter off to his best start ever and it\u2019s not even close<\/li>\n<li>Red Sox reactions: Rafael Devers\u2019 422-foot, 111 mph homer 1 of 5 blasts in win<\/li>\n<li>Red Sox\u2019 Lucas Giolito knows rehab went \u2018not well numbers-wise\u2019 but he had other goal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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