Overview

• Boston broadcaster Will Flemming reported that Devers did not show up for an early ground-ball workout with first-base coach Will Clark
• Giants legend Will Clark told his podcast that Devers avoided the session to escape intense media scrutiny
• Bob Melvin said a groin strain has slowed Devers’s planned transition to first base
• Since debuting as the Giants’ designated hitter on June 17, Devers has hit just two homers and slashed .240/.348/.387
• The skipped workout recalls Devers’s earlier refusals to move off third base in Boston and highlights ongoing tensions over his defensive role