Red Sox send star Rafael Devers to Giants in shocking blockbuster trade: reports

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The Boston Red Sox have dealt franchise star Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a shocking trade on Sunday, according to multiple reports. 

MLB insider Robert Murray was first to report the deal. 

Devers was reportedly traded for Giants pitchers Jordan Hicks, Kyle Harrison, outfield prospect James Tibbs III, the team’s fourth-best prospect per MLB Pipeline, and pitching prospect Jose Bello.

Devers had just helped his Red Sox defeat their AL East rival New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon, launching a home run over the "Green Monster" off Max Fried in the 2-0 win. 

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Rafael Devers #11 of the Boston Red Sox reacts during an at bat against the Texas Rangers during the second inning at Globe Life Field on March 29, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Now, it seems he will need to pack his things and head out west after this blockbuster deal shakes up MLB. 

Boston will also not be sending any money to cover the over $250 million remaining on Devers’ 10-year, $313.5 million contract extension he signed in January 2023 to be a cornerstone of the Red Sox. 

But this is baseball’s version of the Luka Doncic trade in the NBA – nobody expected Boston to move on from Devers, who signed with the team as a 16-year-ols international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2013. 

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Unfortunately for Red Sox fans, they know what it feels like to see a franchise player be dealt, and it was to a team in the NL West. Mookie Betts was infamously traded to the Los Angeles