The Boston Red Sox shocked the world when they traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants midway through the 2025 campaign. While the Sox ended up finding their way to the playoffs without Devers, it’s a move that has still left a mark on franchise legend David Ortiz .

While this duo never played together in the majors, Ortiz served as a mentor of sorts for Devers during his rise in Boston’s farm system. In the eyes of many evaluators, Devers was the heir apparent to Ortiz for the Red Sox at designated hitter.

Things didn’t end up working out that way, as months of tension eventually resulted in Devers getting sent west to San Francisco. When discussing the trade, Ortiz said that while he is rooting for Devers to succeed and is open to helping him out if needed in the future, h

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