Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has joked around that Boston Red Sox All-Star Rafael Devers is his kryptonite, and the numbers in the head-to-head matchup between pitcher and slugger say as much, too.
But the Red Sox did not expect Cole, who was dealing early Saturday afternoon, to throw up four fingers when Devers walked into the box for his second at-bat, signaling an intentional walk.
The Red Sox would go on to crush Cole that inning and knock him out of the game soon after, and they didn’t hold back their feelings for the right-handed hurler’s move to give Devers a free pass. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM New York manager Aaron Boone takes the ball from starting pitcher Gerrit Cole during a pitching change during the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images) "I feel like he showed a lot of weakness in that move," Boston’s starter in the game, Brayan Bello, said through translator Carlos Villoria Benitez after the 7-1 Sox victory.
Devers himself added through Benitez: "He caught me by surprise. I didn't expect that from a future Hall of Famer, and I feel like he panicked a little bit." Red Sox manager Alex Cora even believes that Cole hit Devers in his first at-bat on purpose. AARON JUDGE JOINS LEGENDARY CLUB AFTER GRAND SLAM VS.