<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-kyle-harrison-rafael-devers-trade-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox prospect landed in Rafael Devers trade roughed up in debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Kyle-Harrison-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox prospect landed in Rafael Devers trade roughed up in debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-26T19:38:56-07:00">June 26th, 7:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-26T19:40:37-07:00">June 26th, 7:40pm</time><address><a>Josh Davis</a>Josh Davis is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints with a focus on MLB. As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Boston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-garrett-crochet-paul-skenes-pitching-dominance">Red Sox fans hoping for an instant impact</a> from Kyle Harrison had a reality check Thursday. The 23-year-old left-hander, acquired as the headline piece in the Rafael Devers trade, was roughed up in his debut for Triple-A Worcester, allowing four runs across just four innings.</p><p>While the box score painted a rough picture, the outing offered crucial insight into where Harrison stands developmentally. Evaluators were particularly interested in his pitch sequencing and composure under pressure—two factors that will shape his future with the Red Sox.</p><p>The Red Sox’s top prospect allowed eight hits—including a home run—and one walk, striking out four over 76 pitches, 51 of which landed for strikes. Despite the rocky outing, the Harrison debut did show glimpses of his potential. His fastball averaged 94.7 mph and touched 96.3, producing seven swings and misses. He also mixed in 13 slurves, 11 sliders, and seven changeups.</p><p>MassLive’s Christopher Smith took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to <a href="https://x.com/SmittyOnMLB/status/1938395649487122814" rel="noopener">summarize</a> how Kyle Harrison’s Red Sox debut was for Triple-A Worcester.</p><p>“Kyle Harrison (from the Rafael Devers) gave up four runs, eight hits (one homer) and one walk while striking out four in his Red Sox organizational debut for Triple-A Worcester. He threw 76 pitches (51 strikes),” adding that, “He threw 45 four-seam fastballs, averaging 94.7 mph and topping out at 96.3 mph. He added 13 slurves, 11 sliders and seven changeups, according to Baseball Savant.”</p><p>Once ranked No. 26 overall by Baseball America, Harrison compiled a 9-9 record with a 4.48 ERA in 39 MLB appearances for the Giants before being dealt in the Devers trade. Viewed as a long-term asset by the Red Sox, his Triple-A Worcester assignment reflects a developmental path, not immediate pressure.</p><p>Though Harrison’s debut was statistically underwhelming, his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-boston-follows-up-rafael-devers-trade-with-pitching-move">time with Triple-A Worcester marks just the beginning</a> of his journey in the Red Sox system. The organization has already outlined plans for him to add a cutter and sinker to his pitch mix—underscoring their commitment to developing the promising southpaw.</p><p>As the top pitching prospect in the Red Sox pipeline works through early growing pains, fans should keep perspective. This debut wasn’t meant to reflect a finished product. It was meant to lay the foundation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox prospect landed in Rafael Devers trade roughed up in debut

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-trevor-story-shuts-down-notion-missing-rafael-devers-bat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Trevor Story shuts down notion about Red Sox missing Rafael Devers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Trevor-Story-high-fives-Rafael-Devers-during-Red-Sox-game.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Trevor Story shuts down notion about Red Sox missing Rafael Devers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T01:31:15-07:00">June 25th, 1:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T01:31:33-07:00">June 25th, 1:31am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While there are a number of complicating factors surrounding the whole unfortunate saga, the main reason why the Boston Red Sox abruptly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-insider-explains-boston-must-do-rafael-devers-trade">traded Rafael Devers</a> after reaching the peak of their 2025 campaign is because they deemed him to be a long-term problem. Many fans and multiple analysts used that line of thinking as justification for what is the latest polarizing deal this franchise has made. But his departure has amplified another problem.</p><p>The lineup is struggling to score runs. Boston (40-41) once again squandered <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-garrett-crochet-paul-skenes-pitching-dominance">a Garrett Crochet gem</a>, managing just five hits in a 3-2 extra-innings loss to the Los Angeles Angels (39-40) on Tuesday night. The soon-to-be two-time All-Star smothered opposing batters for most of the game, recording 10 strikeouts in seven shutout innings. The Red Sox could not capitalize, though.</p><p>Lauded prospect Marcelo Mayer, who scored the team’s first run after notching a triple in the third inning, was a lone bright spot in another dismal outing for the offense. He was one of three Boston players to record a hit and the only one to do so multiple times (3-for-4 with an RBI). Although the Sox began the seventh, ninth and 10th innings in promising fashion — Jarren Duran doubled, Romy Gonzalez reached on an error and Mayer singled home ghost runner Ceddanne Rafaela — they could not inflict the necessary damage to even up this series.</p><p>Following a painfully quiet performance versus a beatable ballclub, Rafael Devers’ absence is extremely noticeable. Shortstop Trevor Story, who went 0-for-4 at the dish, acknowledged the obvious while also explaining <a href="https://x.com/timbhealey/status/1937738915815034881" rel="noopener">how Boston is reacting to its altered lineup</a>.</p><h2><b>Red Sox need to figure things out quick</b></h2><p>“You miss {Devers’} bat for sure,” the two-time Silver Slugger said, per The Boston Globe’s Tim Healey. “You miss his presence. But it’s not something that in the game we’re like ‘oh man, where’s Raffy?’ It’s not that type of feeling. We have a lot of confidence in the players we have here.”</p><p>Honestly, what else is the man going to say? Unless chief baseball officer Craig Breslow is planning on making an upgrade ahead of the July 31 trade deadline, manager Alex Cora must trust the current roster to get the job done. There is promise aplenty, but youth, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-bregman-promising-injury-update-2025">the Alex Bregman injury</a> and sloppy mistakes have prevented the Red Sox from breaking through in 2025.</p><p>It is important to note that Devers is scuffling with the San Francisco Giants, so who is to say Boston would not be riding a losing streak even if the three-time All-Star was still in town? Nevertheless, the franchise has a sizable hole to fill. For its sake, hopefully the confidence that Story highlighted manifests itself in the box score. The Sox desperately need to end their four-game skid on Wednesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Trevor Story shuts down notion about Red Sox missing Rafael Devers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-bob-melvin-rafael-devers-groin-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Bob Melvin downplays severity of Rafael Devers’ groin injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rafael-Devers-during-Giants-game-in-2025.jpg"><figcaption>D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants’ Bob Melvin downplays severity of Rafael Devers’ groin injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T11:24:28-07:00">June 24th, 11:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T11:24:28-07:00">June 24th, 11:24am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-rafael-devers-blockbuster-red-sox-trade">Giants recently acquired Rafael Devers</a> in a trade with the Boston Red Sox. Devers, however, is dealing with a groin injury at the moment, although he has continued to play despite the circumstances. Giants manager Bob Melvin <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetworkRadio/status/1937567960366768462" rel="noopener">downplayed the severity</a> of the injury in an interview with MLB Network Radio on Tuesday.</p><p>“It’s minor and it’s getting better everyday,” Melvin said of Devers’ injury. “He’s taking some ground-balls over there. He went first to home the other day, which looked pretty good, concerned me a little bit. It was great that he was able to go full out.”</p><p>The Giants are proceeding with caution in reference to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-why-rafael-devers-wont-play-first-base-vs-red-sox">Devers playing first base</a> amid the injury concern. From a long-term standpoint, third base may not even be an option with Matt Chapman handling the hot corner. Chapman is currently recovering from an injury of his own, however.</p><p>Still, it seems as if Devers will be limited to DH and first base moving forward. For now, the former Red Sox star is the designated hitter for the Giants.</p><p>“It’s a minor issue but it kind of plays into the defensive part,” Melvin continued. “You know, it’s first base, you’re stretching, you’re doing some things that you do a little bit differently than you do on the other corner (third base)… As far as getting ready to play first base, it’s probably pushed back the timeline a little bit.</p><p>“But I think this week we ramp that up a little bit and try to get him ready. Hopefully pretty soon he’s able to play first base.”</p><p>Rafael Devers is a terrific hitter. Defensive uncertainty surrounded him with the Red Sox, however. His role seems to be more certain in San Francisco, but the injury is forcing the Giants to delay his first base timeline right now.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Bob Melvin downplays severity of Rafael Devers’ groin injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-cora-feelings-rafael-devers-giants-series');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’s Alex Cora shares feelings about Rafael Devers after Giants series');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rafael-Devers-with-SF-Giants-1.jpg"><figcaption> Eakin Howard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox’s Alex Cora shares feelings about Rafael Devers after Giants series</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-22T18:28:02-07:00">June 22nd, 6:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-23T07:47:05-07:00">June 23rd, 7:47am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox lost a weekend series to the San Francisco Giants, dropping the rubber match 9-5 on Sunday. What was a regular set on a West Coast trip turned into a revenge series last week when<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-news-rafael-devers-trade-san-francisco-fans-losing-minds"> Rafael Devers was traded from Boston to San Francisco</a>. Just days later, his former team came into town. Red Sox manager Alex Cora spoke after Sunday’s loss and <a href="https://x.com/timbhealey/status/1936931333827436899" rel="noopener">gave his feelings</a> on the Devers trade.</p><p>“Alex Cora said he and Rafael Devers wound up not speaking/touching base this weekend,” Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reported. “‘At one point, we’ll catch up,’ Cora said. ‘But happy for him. We’re very proud of him. Shoot, he is a tough friggin’ matchup. He’s a tough matchup. … We wish him nothing but the best.'”</p><p>There have been a lot of stories about how the relationship between the Red Sox and Devers deteriorated during the season. Cora has not offered his feelings on that relationship, but gave Devers his flowers when asked. While the Giants did win the series, Devers did not do much. He went 2-12 with a home run.</p><p>The Red Sox have to press on without Devers and figure out how to properly develop their three big prospects. Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer, and Kristian Campbell were all up together for a short time. But struggles in the field and at the plate sent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-kristian-campbell-sets-record-straight-on-rafael-devers-first-base-drama">Campbell back to AAA</a>. Sending Devers out was partly to clear a spot in the lineup for the deep group they have. But those players have to step up to make the trade worth it.</p><p>The Red Sox continue their West Coast road trip with three games against the Los Angeles Angels. The Giants continue their home stand with three games against the Miami Marlins. Devers won’t face his former team for the rest of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’s Alex Cora shares feelings about Rafael Devers after Giants series

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Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rafael Devers downplays hitting first Giants home run vs. Red Sox</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-22T08:43:28-07:00">June 22nd, 8:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-22T08:43:28-07:00">June 22nd, 8:43am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are marching forward after making the biggest move of the Major League Baseball season so far, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/padres-news-xander-bogaerts-gets-real-giants-rafael-devers-trade">acquiring Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox</a> to bolster their lineup and add some pop to the order. Devers had gotten off to somewhat of a slow start at the plate, but he found his groove against his old team on Saturday.</p><p>In the third inning, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-watch-rafael-devers-smack-first-giants-home-run-against-red-sox-after-trade">Devers found the barrel and crushed a two-run home run</a> out to left field to give the Giants a 3-0 lead. The Red Sox made a push late in the game, but the Giants held them off to get a 3-2 victory and even the series at a game apiece before the final on Sunday to decide it.</p><p>Hitting his home run in the orange and black against his former team was certainly a great moment for Devers, but he wasn’t about to take any victory laps after the game. He <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45557991/devers-goes-deep-vs-red-sox-first-homer-giant" rel="noopener">downplayed the achievement</a> postgame, via Jesse Rogers of ESPN.</p><p>“Nothing more special than any other home run that I’ve hit,” Devers said, per Rogers. “I’m just happy I could contribute to the team’s win.”</p><p>Overall, Devers has rebounded this season from his disastrous start to the year to put up some pretty strong numbers, and now he is finally starting to settle in after about a week in the Bay Area. The Giants brought him in to produce runs at a high rate and to give this lineup some extra pop, and moments like that homer on Saturday are exactly why.</p><p>If Devers can continue hitting the ball like the best version of himself, nobody will want to see this Giants squad in the postseason. While San Francisco is still a bit off the pace in the NL West, just 3.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, it is still firmly in position to get a wild card spot and should continue trending in that direction with Devers giving them some extra juice.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.214	0	2	0.553	0

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.214	0	2	0.553	0

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