Devers won his third AL Player of the Week award during a time when his off-field comments are generating more headlines than his hot bat.

The least-complicated way would be for Rafael Devers to come to the conclusion that $313.5 million brought the Red Sox the right to tell him to move to first base.

Eduardo Pérez, MLB analyst and ex-player: "Yes. That’s unbelievable right there. It shows the lack of a teammate and leadership on his part. He’s got a lot of growing up to do as a teammate."

The Boston Red Sox grabbed a huge 3-1 victory on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals, with slugger Rafael Devers going deep for the seventh time this season — a projected 440-foot bomb to straightaway center field at Kauffman Stadium.