Overview
- Speaking on the ITM Podcast, Ortiz said he and Devers have not talked since June and added he is available if Devers seeks advice.
- Ortiz praised Devers for finishing the season well and framed the dispute as a matter of following team directives.
- Devers was dealt to the Giants in June for Jordan Hicks, Kyle Harrison, and prospects James Tibbs III and Jose Bello, per MLB.com.
- Reporting says the rupture traced to Boston’s push to shift Devers off third base after Triston Casas’ patellar‑tendon injury, with Devers described by a source as feeling lied to and betrayed, and with Jeff Passan reporting Alex Cora and Craig Breslow backed moving on.
- After the trade, Devers took up first base in San Francisco, and Ortiz is concurrently running a David Ortiz Children’s Fund silent auction that closes Saturday at 9:30 p.m. ET.