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Red Sox Trade Rafael Devers to Giants, Concluding Nine-Year Tenure

Boston resolved months-long conflict over his defensive role by trading him to San Francisco for four players

Jun 15, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers (11) runs the bases after hitting a one run home run against the New York Yankees during the fifth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Boston sent star slugger Rafael Devers to the Giants on June 15 in exchange for pitchers Kyle Harrison, Jordan Hicks, prospect James Tibbs and minor-league right-hander Jose Bello.
  • The deal ends Devers’s nine-year run in Boston and leaves the Red Sox without any remaining players from their 2018 World Series-winning team.
  • Tensions over his position began when Boston signed Alex Bregman in February and escalated in May after Devers refused to play first base following Triston Casas’s injury.
  • San Francisco will assume Devers’s remaining 10-year, $313.5 million contract and bolster its lineup with his left-handed power as it chases the NL West title.
  • Boston aims to strengthen its playoff push by deploying Harrison and Hicks to reinforce a pitching staff that ranks among the majors’ best in ERA.