{"id":10587,"date":"2025-06-16T06:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T06:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=10587"},"modified":"2025-06-16T06:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T06:04:09","slug":"rafael-devers-traded-to-san-francisco-giants-by-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=10587","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Devers traded to San Francisco Giants by Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The San Francisco Giants have acquired three-time All-Star Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox in a headline-grabbing trade that has stunned Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n<p>In exchange for the power-hitting third baseman, the Red Sox received left-handed starter Kyle Harrison, right-hander Jordan Hicks, outfield prospect James Tibbs III, and Rookie League pitcher Jose Bello.<\/p>\n<p>The Giants will assume the remainder of Devers\u2019 contract, which runs through 2033 and is worth over $250 million, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The deal came together rapidly. San Francisco made the move official on Sunday, moments before Harrison was set to pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n<p>Reliever Sean Hjelle was informed shortly before first pitch that he would be taking the mound instead.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by San Francisco Giants (@sfgiants)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something we really needed,\u201d Giants manager Bob Melvin told reporters. \u201cTo get a guy like Devers \u2014 a power left-handed bat who can go the other way \u2014 it fits us perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that the Red Sox had received trade enquiries from at least four teams, including the Braves, Padres and Blue Jays.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was the Giants who acted with urgency.<\/p>\n<p>Trade talks are believed to have begun only late last week, with Red Sox manager Alex Cora cancelling a scheduled media appearance on Friday, reportedly due to developments in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>The move follows Boston\u2019s series sweep of the Yankees, suggesting a strategic shift rather than a reactionary decision.<\/p>\n<p>The departure of Devers \u2014 once considered a franchise cornerstone \u2014 may mark a reset for the Red Sox as they look ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Devers is expected to debut for the Giants next weekend in a highly anticipated home series against his former club.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco Giants have acquired three-time All-Star Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox in a headline-grabbing trade that has stunned Major League Baseball. In exchange for the power-hitting third baseman, the Red Sox received left-handed starter Kyle Harrison, right-hander Jordan Hicks, outfield prospect James Tibbs III, and Rookie League pitcher Jose Bello. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10587\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}