Red Sox
The Red Sox are reportedly trading Rafael Devers out to the West Coast.
The Boston Red Sox are reportedly moving on from the current face of the franchise.
According to FanSided’s Robert Murray, the Red Sox have traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants for a package that includes pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison — along with prospects James Tibbs and Jose Bello.
CBS Sports’ Julian McWilliams later added that the Giants will take on the entirety of Devers’ contract — which was a 10-year, $313.5 million deal that he initially signed in January 2023. His contract does not expire until the end of the 2033 season.
Sunday’s reported blockbuster stands as a shocking end to what had been a tumultuous start to the 2025 season between Devers and the Red Sox.
“PerRed Sox sources: the team’s feeling was that a $313.5M contract comes with responsibilities to do what is right for the team and that Devers did not live up to those responsibilities,” The Boston Globe’s Peter Abraham posted on BlueSky. “They had enough and they traded him.”
A longtime third baseman ever since he made his debut with Boston in 2017, Devers expressed his displeasure in spring training after the Red Sox signed Alex Bregman to play third base for the team.
Even with Triston Casas suffering a season-ending knee injury in early May and Alex Bregman currently on the IL with a quad injury, Devers has solely played as Boston’s designated hitter this season.
Amid all of the discourse surrounding his candid comments and his position on the field (or lack thereof), Devers has been one of the most productive hitters in baseball this season, batting .272 with 15 home runs and 58 RBI over 73 games this season.
Devers’ final at-bat with the Red Sox was a solo home run off Max Friend during Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Yankees at Fenway Park.
“We’re playing good baseball but we still have more,” Devers said postgame via translator Carlos Villoría Benitez.
The Red Sox will face Devers later on this week, as Boston will take on the Giants in San Francisco for a three-game series starting on Friday.
Devers closed out his nine-year career with the Red Sox with three All-Star nods, two Silver Sluggers, and helped Boston win a World Series in 2018. Devers was the final member from that 2018 roster still on Boston this season.
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