AP: Ramirez Ready To Play 1B, Even As He Eyes DH Spot

By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) — Hanley Ramirez doesn't expect any setbacks playing another new position with the Boston Red Sox this season.

Ramirez, a shortstop for most of his career, struggled to adjust after moving to left field last year, leading the team to relocate him to first base in 2016.

"I've always been an infielder, so it's going to be easy," Ramirez said Saturday at the Red Sox's Baseball Winter Weekend event at Foxwoods Resort Casino. "I think I know more territory and I'm going to feel more comfortable at first."

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