Rafael Devers Embraces New Role With Giants After Shocking Red Sox Trade

Rafael Devers is starting his tenure pinch nan San Francisco Giants connected nan correct foot, and it began pinch him saying each nan correct things astatine his first news conference. 

Devers, putting connected his caller jersey for nan first clip since shockingly being traded by nan Boston Red Sox, was introduced to Bay Area media Tuesday up of his first game. 

Devers was successful nan lineup arsenic nan team’s designated hitter, and nan 1 large mobility astir his caller MLB chapter was wherever nan Giants planned connected playing him. 

Matt Chapman, a Gold Glover, is cemented astatine 3rd base, Devers' earthy position.

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The San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers warms up earlier a crippled against nan Cleveland Guardians successful San Francisco Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

But Devers doesn’t mind wherever he plays pinch his caller squad. 

"I’m present to springiness my 100%," he said done an expert Tuesday. "I don’t put immoderate buts. They’re nan men successful charge. 

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"I americium present to play wherever they want maine to play."

This is simply a different reside than Devers took each play pinch nan Red Sox, which began erstwhile they signed Alex Bregman, different Gold Glove 3rd baseman, to presumably commencement nan twelvemonth astatine nan basking corner. 

That’s precisely what happened for Alex Cora’s squad aft Devers publically said he wasn’t going to springiness up 3rd guidelines to Bregman successful outpouring training. After conversations pinch Cora and nan beforehand office, he changed his tune. But it went escalated again erstwhile Triston Casas, nan team’s starting first baseman, was mislaid for nan remainder of nan year. 

The San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers speaks astatine a news convention earlier a crippled against nan Cleveland Guardians successful San Francisco Tuesday, June 17, 2025.  (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Devers publically revealed he wouldn’t beryllium playing first base, preferring to stay nan full-time designated hitter. 

While location was a rift betwixt Devers and nan beforehand office, he reportedly did not want to beryllium traded. Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow said to nan media Monday aft nan blockbuster deal, saying nan squad "had a different imagination for him going guardant than he had."

"We couldn’t get there, what we felt we needed from him, that would beryllium successful nan champion liking of nan shot club," Breslow said.

Devers signed a 10-year woody worthy $313.5 cardinal successful January 2023 to beryllium a Red Sox cornerstone.

The San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers smiles astatine a news convention earlier a crippled betwixt nan Giants and nan Cleveland Guardians successful San Francisco Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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But nan Giants, who presume each financial responsibilities for nan remainder of that deal, are excited to spot what Devers tin bring successful a loaded NL West.

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