Sat Jun 21 05:10:00 UTC 2025: **Giants’ Devers Addresses Red Sox Trade, Hints at Disrespect, Finds Happiness in New Home**

**SAN FRANCISCO, CA** – Just days after a stunning trade sent him to the San Francisco Giants, slugger Rafael Devers faced his former team, the Boston Red Sox, at Oracle Park on Friday. While eager to move forward, Devers shed light on the circumstances surrounding his departure, hinting at feeling disrespected by the Red Sox organization.

Devers expressed a willingness to play first base for the Giants, a position he reportedly declined in Boston. He explained through an interpreter, “I put up some good numbers in Boston and I feel like I earned some respect. If they would have asked me at the beginning of spring training, yes, I would have played [first].” He implies the Red Sox’s later request, after Triston Casas’s injury, felt like an afterthought.

The trade followed a period of miscommunication between Devers and the Red Sox front office. Despite any hard feelings, Devers maintained he bears no ill will towards his former teammates and expected to connect with manager Alex Cora, though he declined to elaborate on their past relationship. “I don’t want to talk about the past,” Devers stated, “I don’t have anything good or bad to say about Alex. I just want to leave everything in the past.”

Cora addressed the situation during his pregame media availability, acknowledging Devers’ contributions to the team and dismissing any need for a reconciliation. “It’s a trade. It’s baseball. It’s a business. That’s how it works,” Cora said, adding, “From my end, I turn the page.” He was also unsurprised to hear Devers would play first base for San Francisco.

Despite the whirlwind of the past week, Devers expressed feeling more relaxed and happy in San Francisco. He went 0-for-5 as the Giants fell to the Red Sox 7-5, dropping to 1-3 since his arrival. Despite the struggles on the field, Devers is focusing on the future and his comfort level at first base, stating he’ll play the position “Whenever I feel like I’m comfortable.”

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