Red Sox Great David Ortiz Talks 'maturity' In Relation To Rafael Devers Trade

The Boston Red Sox’s determination to waste and acquisition Rafael Devers sparked an intriguing guidance from Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortz connected Monday.

The Red Sox stunningly traded Devers to nan San Francisco Giants for 4 players, including Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks. The woody marked nan extremity of a saga betwixt nan beforehand agency and Devers, which started erstwhile Boston signed Alex Bregman. 

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Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers, #11, rounds 3rd guidelines en way to scoring during nan first inning against nan Cleveland Guardians astatine Progressive Field successful Cleveland connected April 26, 2025. (Ken Blaze-Imagn Images)

The Red Sox asked Devers to move from 3rd guidelines – an inquire he refused. When Triston Casas sewage hurt, Devers besides was not going to move to first base. Red Sox head Alex Cora moreover referred to Devers arsenic his designated hitter.

The rumor started a snowball effect that ended pinch Boston trading Devers to nan National League West team. Ortiz told The Athletic he knew nan business pinch Devers "wasn’t going to extremity well," but seemed to propose Devers lacked "maturity" successful nan situation.

"I played for nan Red Sox a agelong time. You deliberation everything pinch maine and nan Red Sox was roses and flowers? I went done immoderate reliable times also," he said. "But I was mature capable to understand and support things internal. Even successful nan champion families, betwixt nan champion brothers, s--- happens. You request to person nan maturity to resoluteness nan problems and move on."

Former Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz prepares to propulsion retired nan ceremonial first transportation earlier a shot crippled against nan New York Yankees successful Boston connected Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Ortiz said that, successful nan end, it is nan statement that has nan powerfulness to make nan last determination sloppy of really overmuch money it still owes nan player.

"I cognize nan connection betwixt Devers and nan Red Sox wasn’t nan champion astatine nan very beginning," Ortiz added. "But astatine immoderate point, you person to recognize nan statement has nan powerfulness complete everyone. They tin play you, waste and acquisition you, fto you go. 

"Sometimes, arsenic a young player, it’s difficult to understand that. But they person nan powerfulness to do immoderate they want. The only point you tin power is what you do connected nan field."

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers, #11, hits a solo location tally during nan 5th inning against nan New York Mets astatine Fenway Park successful Boston connected May 20, 2025. (Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images)

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Devers was hitting .272 pinch a .905 OPS and 15 location runs. He was starring nan American League successful walks pinch 56 and had played nan astir games successful nan fields (73).

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