Alex Bregman: 'I'll Play Wherever' Helps Red Sox Win After Rafael Devers' 3B Comments

Alex Bregman says he is ready to "play wherever" after Rafael Devers expressed opposition to giving up third base to the Boston Red Sox's newest free-agency signing.

“I think everybody here believes in their abilities,” Bregman told MassLive's Chris Cotillo on Tuesday. “I think all of us believe that if we all put together a good effort this season, we have a really good chance of being a winning baseball team. I can only talk for myself but I’ll play wherever helps the team win.”

“I’m super excited to just be his teammate. He’s a great player. I think everybody in this clubhouse is worried about winning. Whatever it takes to help the team win, that’s all I’m focused on. I’ll play wherever [Alex Cora] tells me to play.”

Speaking in part through an interpreter, Devers said Monday he did not plan on moving from third base or playing as designated hitter next season, per ESPN.

"Third base is my position," Devers said Monday through an interpreter, per ESPN. "It's what I play. I don't know what their plans are. We had a conversation. I made it clear on what my desires were. Whatever happens from here, I don't know."

According to ESPN, Devers said he was surprised when chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and manager Alex Cora suggested he could move from third base after signing Bregman.

"I'm someone that believes in people's word," Devers said, per ESPN. "I take it to heart. And, yeah, it was very surprising that they would suggest that. I've known that this is a business. I know that each side is going to do what is best for them, what is most comfortable for them. I don't think that was the right way to do business."

Devers, who is signed with the Red Sox through the 2033 season, has served as the club's third baseman since 2017.

That position became less clear after the Red Sox announced Saturday they had signed Bregman to a three-year, $120 million deal.

Bregman has experience in other infield positions, having played 129 games at shortstop.

But he is coming off of a Gold Glove Award-winning campaign at third base in 2024, while Devers saw his defense dip as he battled shoulder injuries down the stretch of last season.

Cora said on Monday that Devers was going to "work out as a third baseman, and then we're gonna make decisions accordingly."

"I think here, it's not about Bregman, or Devers, or Cora. It's about the Red Sox," Cora said Monday. "Whatever decision we'd make is for the benefit of the team."

Finding fits for Devers and Bregman aren't the only infield decisions the Red Sox will have to make this spring.

Kristian Campbell, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 7 prospect in the majors, is looking to make the Opening Day roster, and WEEI's Rob Bradford reported Monday he has been working out almost exclusively at second base.