Henry was accompanied by Craig Breslow and team president Sam Kennedy. But Henry alone sat with Devers and manager Alex Cora in the visiting manager’s office at Kauffman Stadium.

After meeting with Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry, Rafael Devers remained at designated hitter for Friday night's road game against the Kansas City Royals.

Red Sox brass flew to Kansas City to tame the Rafael Devers situation on Friday. Owner John Henry, team president Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow met the team on the road as a feud between the star third baseman and front office escalated this week, according to multiple reports.