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NEW YORK – In one bold move, Rafael Devers was shipped to San Francisco – subtracting a major figure from the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry.
Sunday night’s stunning trade of Devers to the Giants “caught the baseball world a little bit off guard,” said Yankees manager Aaron Boone.
“But when the dust settles, you’re also not stunned, with all the noise around (Devers and the Red Sox) the last couple of months.”
Two years after signing a 10-year, $313.5 million extension, Devers’ relationship with the Sox began to deteriorate with Boston’s signing of free agent third baseman Alex Bregman.
Once Devers had settled at designated hitter, the lefty-hitting slugger pushed back on the Sox’s request to sub at first base for the injured Triston Casas.
Boston management’s ham-handed treatment of Devers, culminating in a shocking deal a month-and-change from the MLB trade deadline, came too late to benefit the Yanks this past weekend.
Devers homered in Sunday’s 2-0 Boston win at Fenway Park, completing a three-game sweep of the visiting Yanks.
In his career against the Yankees, Devers owns an .880 OPS with 31 homers in 119 games.
“It’s a great player and a big-time athlete in our division, so we’ll see how it works out,’’ Boone said of the Devers deal.
As for the long-term impact of Boston’s ability to challenge the Yankees in the AL East, Boone cautioned to “be careful what you wish for.
“You never know how these things shake out and what it means for either team.”
