Rafael Devers Delivers Stunning Shot at Red Sox in Arrival With Giants

June 17, 2025 ,

The shocking Rafael Devers trade was clearly brought about by the slugger's frustration with the Boston Red Sox removing him from his third base position this season, and then his refusal to move to first base at their request.

Now, as he arrives with the San Francisco Giants, the three-time All-Star has delivered a stunning parting shot at the Red Sox, with this huge dig: 

"I'm here to play wherever they want me to play, and give my best," said Devers. Wow.

As former MLB GM Jim Bowden suggests, the big lesson here for the Red Sox is that their lack of communication with Devers all throughout this drama is what led to the downfall of the relationship with their $300 million star.

Lesson to Red Sox: Communication matters, building relationships with players is of the utmost importance.

It's clear that the Red Sox did not give Devers—who had been their starting third baseman for all of his eight years in the majors—a heads-up during the offseason that they were planning to bring in Gold Glove third baseman Alex Bregman in free agency. Devers was simply blindsided by the move, and was not happy about the situation at spring training, but eventually agreed to be the DH. 

Then when the Red Sox lost starting first baseman Triston Casas to a devastating season-ending injury, they asked Devers to pick up a first baseman's mitt and take up the position. He refused. 

Devers has never played first base in his nine-year career, but it appears that's about to change, and he's now okay with it. 

"He's going to DH today. He's going to hit in the three-spot," Giants manager Bob Melvin said. "We're going to work him in and get him some ground balls at first and make sure he's comfortable before we put him over there, and that's pretty much how we look at it right now: a little bit of DH and a little bit of first."

And it appears that first base work has already begun. 

Devers will certainly be a difference-maker for the Giants, wherever he plays, as a perennial 30-HR, 100-RBI slugger. San Francisco finally has its impact bat. 

And Red Sox fans are left holding the (third base) bag. 

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