Manny Ramírez: “My doors are open to support Rafael Devers”

The veteran former player of the Red Sox understands how difficult it can be to change position and how that can affect the mentality of a player.

If anyone knows how hard it is to play for Boston Red Soxis Manny Ramírezwho for eight years was part of the ranks of Massachusetts state team. Also, if there is someone who knows what it causes in a player to have to play with Boston, while playing in a different position than the one who has been accustomed during his career to act.

Ramírez spoke for the first time about the situation of Rafael Deverswho has been facing many problems to hit at the start of the 2025 season, being blank in 19 shifts with 15 of these ending in strikeouts. Much has been attributed to the mental aspect of getting used to being designated batter, after playing his entire career as a third base.

Ramírezwho had to move from the right garden to the left, after arriving in Boston, from Cleveland, understands the difficulties that a player represents to adapt to new roles.

“When I arrived in Boston, remember that I played Right Field and they, when I arrived the first year, they told me (…) ‘We want you to play Left Field”, Began indicating Ramírez in the Dominican Radial program Z Deportes.

“The first, you know that (with) The pride, the lack of advice, one begins to machine things that are not correct, but when I went and started to take high in the right reality, that I saw that that was a savannah, that to play in the Right Field in Boston, you have to be (an athlete in the field and track, I said ‘No, I will be left here, calm, in the Left Field’. I stayed there and in the end I agreed”He added Ramírezindicating that it is not easy, in principle, adapt to a change of position, without first experiencing things in the new one.

About the situation of Devers, Ramírez It was clear that he has all the willingness to help his compatriot, if he wants it.

“My doors are open and I can advise him well (…) What he needs, I am here. If you want to talk to me, I am here and I am, not from the team, or anything like that, but to give it my experience, give it good advice for what I happened”He said.