Overview
- Manager Alex Cora said Duran will work in right field during Fort Myers workouts to be ready for Team Mexico at the World Baseball Classic, citing preparation and injury prevention.
- The club stresses the switch is short-term, with two-time Gold Glove winner Wilyer Abreu projected to handle right field for Boston during the season.
- Duran has limited major-league experience in right, with 10 career games and roughly 50 innings at the position after primarily playing left and center.
- Boston continues to sort a four-outfielder mix, making designated hitter at-bats or part-time usage a realistic outcome, and Duran says he will take on whatever role is needed.
- Trade speculation around Duran persists, which he says he ignores, and Trevor Story has publicly encouraged him to expand his leadership after departures of Alex Bregman and Rob Refsnyder.