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The decision of Boston’s red socks to exchange Rafael Devers caused an intriguing reaction of the member of the Baseball Hall, David Ortz, Monday.
The Red Sox exchanged Devers to the San Francisco giants for four players, including Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks. The agreement marked the end of a saga between the main office and the Devers, which began when Boston signed Alex Bregman.
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Boston Red Sox appointed batter Rafael Devers, #11, surrounds the third base on the way to score during the first entry against Cleveland Guardians in Progressive Field in Cleveland on April 26, 2025. (Ken Blaze-Imagn images)
The red socks asked Devers to move from the third base, a request that refused. When Triston Casas was injured, Devers was not going to move to the first base either. The manager of the Red Sox, Alex Cora, even referred to Devers as his designated batter.
The problem began a snowball effect that ended with Boston Trading Devers to the National League team. Ortiz told Atlético that he knew that the situation with Devers “was not going to end well”, but seemed to suggest that Devers lacked “maturity” in the situation.
“I played for the red socks for a long time. Do you think everything with me and the red socks were roses and flowers? I also went through difficult times,” he said. “But it was mature enough to understand and maintain internal things. Even in the best families, among the best brothers, S — happens. You need to have maturity to solve the problems and move on.”
The former David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox prepares to launch the first ceremonial launch before a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Boston on September 9, 2019. (Photo AP/Michael Dwyer)
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Ortiz said that, in the end, it is the organization that has the power to make the final decision regardless of how much money is still due to the player.
“I know that the communication between Devers and the Red Sox was not the best at the beginning,” Ortiz added. “But at some point, you must realize that the organization has power over all. They can play, change you, let you go.
“Sometimes, as a young player, it is difficult to understand that. But they have the power to do what they want. The only thing you can control is what you do in the field.”
The Boston Red Sox designated hitter, Rafael Devers, #11, hits a solitary home run during the fifth entry against the New York Mets in Fenway Park in Boston on May 20, 2025. (Images of Paul Rutherford-Imagn)
Devers was hitting .272 with an OPS of .905 and 15 home runs. He was leading the American League in walks with 56 and had played most of the games in the largest (73).
