The elephant in the room for the Boston Red Sox is likely to linger for several more weeks. After moving Rafael Devers to designated hitter this season, the Red Sox put Masataka Yoshida in a near-impossible situation.

The Boston Red Sox are off to a slow start this season. After being swept by the Toronto Blue Jays, they have fallen to 6-7 on the year and are in third place in the American League East. Boston had a productive offseason,

Pinch-runner David Hamilton scampered home when the drawn-in Toronto infield couldn't handle Trevor Story's nubber to second base, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 4-3 in 10 innings on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep.

The Red Sox finally broke through in the 10th inning, beating the Blue Jays on a walk-off grounder by Trevor Story to snap the club’s three-game losing streak.