Rafael Devers' bat speed is in just the 30th percentile among major league hitters. Red Sox' Alex Cora ruled out to potential causes for his 0-for-19 slump (15 strikeouts) to start the season.

In Boston's 5-2 Opening Day win over the Texas Rangers, Devers went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. The second game of the series saw more of the same, with Devers finishing 0-for-4. The Red Sox lost 4-1, leaving two games remaining in the series.

The Boston Red Sox had one of the most active offseasons heading into the 2025 season. They added several reliable pitchers and one of the hottest free-agent signings in former Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman.

Marcelo Mayer felt he did "earn a spot" on the Red Sox' Opening Day roster, which Alex Cora said is "100 percent" the right attitude to have.

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Crochet, who signed a six-year, $170 million extension with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, reached the eighth inning for the first time in his MLB career against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. He threw eight scoreless innings and allowed four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts in Boston's 3-0 win.

Aside from Masataka Yoshida, the Boston Red Sox have a few other injuries to note. They're in various stages of rehabilitation. Alex Cora revealed on Thursday that closer Liam Hendriks had begun throwing out at 120 feet.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora is not concerned about the brutal start to the season that Rafael Devers has had through five games.

Rafael Devers continues to deliver little for the Boston Red Sox, and now Alex Cora is offering yet another excuse for him following a game that ended in a historically negative record for the designated hitter.