SF Giants’ Rafael Devers Says Time with Red Sox Is ‘in the Past’
- Rafael Devers addressed the media at Oracle Park on June 20, 2025, ahead of the Giants' series against the Red Sox who traded him last Sunday.
- Devers' trade followed his refusal to learn first base midseason after the Red Sox lost starter Triston Casas to a season-ending injury on May 2.
- He expressed willingness to play first base if asked earlier in spring training and said he plans to do whatever the Giants' manager wants, including first base or DH.
- Devers reflected on his tenure in Boston, highlighting his strong performance with a.859 OPS and 215 home runs accumulated across nine seasons, but emphasized that he is focused on moving forward rather than dwelling on his past achievements.
- He appeared comfortable with his new team, declined to revisit his relationship with former manager Alex Cora, and anticipated the Giants' offense will improve soon.
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SF Giants’ Rafael Devers says time with Red Sox is ‘in the past’
SAN FRANCISCO — Rafael Devers made one point abundantly clear ahead of the Giants’ three-game series against his former team Friday: He was not interested in talking about the past. Did Devers want to leave the Boston Red Sox? “That’s in the past. Those are not decisions that I control.” Is there anything that the Red Sox could’ve done to repair the disconnect between Devers and the team? “That’s in the past. I really don’t want to talk about it…
Happy in SF, Rafael Devers says he regrets ‘nothing’ about Red Sox tenure
If the buzzword of Monday evening’s post-trade videoconference with Red Sox president Sam Kennedy and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow was “alignment,” then the theme of Rafael Devers’ media availability on Friday was ‘Don’t look back, you’re not going that way.’ Hours before his first game against the franchise he’d been a part of since […]
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