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.

Rafael Devers drew the ire of Boston Red Sox fans for refusing to consider a move to first base after Triston Casas' injury, but a huge weekend at the plate should put this controversy to bed.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said his DH has "canceled the noise" amid the uproar over refusing to move to first base.

Rafael Devers expressed frustration with the Red Sox after being asked to play first base following Triston Casas’ injury. Devers, who was promised a full-time DH role, rejected the position change, citing broken trust and positional instability.

The Red Sox have played utility men Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro at first base since Casas' injury and their inexperience at the position has shown at times. Boston does not have a natural first baseman stashed in Triple-A and it will be weeks before the trade market really heats up. It'll be Gonzalez and Toro at first for the time being.

It has been a strange few months for the Boston Red Sox. Still three games behind New York in the AL East standings, the Red Sox are toeing a fragile line betwe

Amidst controversy surrounding Rafael Devers' refusal to switch to first base, Red Sox legend Pedro Martinez voiced his support for the designated hit

Boston Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers took the ... Many fans can sympathize with Devers’ reluctance to return to the infield and play a brand new position after he just started to get himself ...

Rafael Devers has been at the center of Boston Red Sox drama since spring training when, after the organization signed Alex Bregman, he was asked to move off hi

Amid all of the position drama, Rafael Devers has been raking for the Red Sox in their key series against the Royals.