Alex Bregman is a third baseman, present tense. As much as Boston Red Sox star Rafael Devers may hope otherwise, his time as a third baseman may soon be past tense.Boston signed Bregman this offseason to a contract worth $40 million a year,

The Boston Red Sox have announced a disheartening change to plans for their franchise sluggers as he refuses a positional change.

After an offseason so productive that The Athletic gave the Red Sox a solid grade of “A,” Boston’s spring training got off to a rocky start with an instant controversy that placed the team’s premier player right at the heart of it.