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They have everything,” Rafael Devers – who has faced numerous Red Sox minor leaguers in live batting practice sessions during his buildup for the season – said. “It’s different than when I played right now.

Major League Baseball created the Spring Breakout series last year as a way to showcase some of the sport’s top prospects in a competitive setting. As the Rays get set to face the Red Sox Thursday night in Port Charlotte for the opening game of this year’s series,

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For one moment, the future was the present along Florida’s Gulf coast. Roughly 90 minutes before first pitch of Thursday’s Spring Breakout opener between the Red Sox and Rays at Port Charlotte Sports Park,

Devers' initial protests aside, the Red Sox are a better team with Bregman at third. The 10-year veteran won his first American League Gold Glove last season and rates highly per defensive metrics such as Defensive Runs Saved, Ultimate Zone Rating and Outs Above Average.

Rafael Devers told reporters Thursday that he's "good to do whatever" the Boston Red Sox want him to do, an indication that he's willing to move away from third base and serve as the team's designated hitter this season.