Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers became the first major leaguer to strike out 12 times in a season’s first four games.

MLB season is only a few games old, but it has not been kind to slugging Boston Red Sox DH Rafael Devers. Devers is coming off a strangely controversial spring training in which he seemed to publicly go back and forth with manager Alex Cora about whether or not he'd play third base.

Rafael Devers set an MLB record that no hitter wants to set. Devers — who Boston named its full-time DH ( manager Alex Cora said he won’t play any third base this season) — is 0-for-12 with 10 strikeouts and one bases loaded walk in the Red Sox ’ first three games.