Red Sox great David Ortiz talks 'maturity' in relation to Rafael Devers trade

The Boston Red Sox’s determination to commercialized Rafael Devers sparked an intriguing absorption from Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortz connected Monday.

The Red Sox stunningly traded Devers to the San Francisco Giants for 4 players, including Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks. The woody marked the extremity of a saga betwixt the beforehand bureau and Devers, which started erstwhile Boston signed Alex Bregman. 

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Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers, #11, rounds 3rd basal en way to scoring during the archetypal inning against the Cleveland Guardians astatine Progressive Field successful Cleveland connected April 26, 2025. (Ken Blaze-Imagn Images)

The Red Sox asked Devers to determination from 3rd basal – an inquire helium refused. When Triston Casas got hurt, Devers besides was not going to determination to archetypal base. Red Sox manager Alex Cora adjacent referred to Devers arsenic his designated hitter.

The contented started a snowball effect that ended with Boston trading Devers to the National League West team. Ortiz told The Athletic helium knew the concern with Devers "wasn’t going to extremity well," but seemed to suggest Devers lacked "maturity" successful the situation.

"I played for the Red Sox a agelong time. You deliberation everything with maine and the Red Sox was roses and flowers? I went done immoderate pugnacious times also," helium said. "But I was mature capable to recognize and support things internal. Even successful the champion families, betwixt the champion brothers, s--- happens. You request to person the maturity to resoluteness the problems and determination on."

Former Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz prepares to propulsion retired the ceremonial archetypal transportation earlier a shot crippled against the New York Yankees successful Boston connected Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Ortiz said that, successful the end, it is the enactment that has the powerfulness to marque the last determination careless of however overmuch wealth it inactive owes the player.

"I cognize the connection betwixt Devers and the Red Sox wasn’t the champion astatine the precise beginning," Ortiz added. "But astatine immoderate point, you person to recognize the enactment has the powerfulness implicit everyone. They tin play you, commercialized you, fto you go. 

"Sometimes, arsenic a young player, it’s hard to recognize that. But they person the powerfulness to bash immoderate they want. The lone happening you tin power is what you bash connected the field."

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers, #11, hits a solo location tally during the 5th inning against the New York Mets astatine Fenway Park successful Boston connected May 20, 2025. (Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images)

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Devers was hitting .272 with a .905 OPS and 15 location runs. He was starring the American League successful walks with 56 and had played the astir games successful the majors (73).

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