Tension between Rafael Devers and Alex Bregman for the third base position almost led to Devers' trade from the Red Sox. Devers expressed his frustrations internally but publicly maintained professionalism,

The Red Sox were slated to have all of its Big Three prospects in the lineup on Monday, and Bregman jumped at the chance to share the field with infielders Kristian Campbell and Marcelo Mayer and outfielder Roman Anthony. Even if the young guns poked a little fun at him in the process.

A few days after the Red Sox signed Alex Bregman, A.J. Hinch predicted he would change their clubhouse. “He’s always thinking about baseball and talking about baseball,” said Hinch, who managed Bregman with the Astros and now manages the Tigers. “He’ll have his opinions.”