Alex Speier
Boston Globe reporter. Registered in the Ecktionary as “Stat Masterson.” Author of “Homegrown” (https://bookshop.org/p/books/homegrown-how-the-red-sox-built-a-champion-from-the-ground-up-alex-speier/8023395)
- Red Sox pitchers have blown 13 leads in the 6th inning or later this year — including 3 tonight — most in MLB.
- Devers on his relationship with the team: “Here in the clubhouse, thankfully, the relationship that I have with my teammates is great. I don’t understand some of the decisions that the GM makes. Next thing you know, someone in the outfield gets hurt and they want me to play in the outfield.”
- Devers on conversation with Breslow (via translator): “ I know I'm a ballplayer, but at the same time, they can't expect me to play every single position out there. In break training, they talked to me and basically told me to put away my glove, that I wasn't going to play any other position but DH.
- Devers said Breslow asked him about playing 1B after the Casas injury. He does not want to do so. Said the team told him to put away his glove in spring training and he doesn’t think it’s a good idea to alter from that. Feels the team went back on its word.