{"id":18275,"date":"2025-01-11T01:59:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T01:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18275"},"modified":"2025-01-11T01:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T01:59:53","slug":"shocking-reveal-why-the-red-sox-scratched-their-314-million-star-from-fan-fest-at-the-last-minute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18275","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;SHOCKING REVEAL: WHY THE RED SOX SCRATCHED THEIR $314 MILLION STAR FROM FAN FEST AT THE LAST MINUTE!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox&#8217;s reason for scratching Rafael Devers from their FanFest lineup is not what fans might suspect.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com, Devers had a last-minute scheduling conflict that will prevent him from appearing at this weekend&#8217;s &#8220;Fenway Fest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"fullCode\">\n<div class=\"innerBox\">\n<div class=\"code\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet 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He&#8217;ll call Boston home until 2033.<\/p>\n<p>But speculation has swirled around a position change for the three-time All-Star this offseason. As the Red Sox have been linked to Gold Glove award-winning third basemen Alex Bregman (a free agent) and Nolan Arenado (whom the Cardinals are trying to trade), many have suggested Devers move off the primary position he&#8217;s played in Boston since his 2017 rookie year.<\/p>\n<p>The simple reason? Boston is among the few teams being aggressive in its pursuit of Bregman and Arenado. 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But according to Cotillo, the native of the Dominican Republic will not be in town with his teammates for a seemingly mundane reason.The Boston Red Sox&#8217;s reason for scratching Rafael Devers from their FanFest lineup is not what fans might suspect.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-body v_text\">\n<p>According to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com, Devers had a last-minute scheduling conflict that will prevent him from appearing at this weekend&#8217;s &#8220;Fenway Fest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"fullCode\">\n<div class=\"innerBox\">\n<div class=\"code\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1877800970718994850&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Freason-revealed-behind-red-soxs-last-minute-decision-scratch-314-million-star-fan-fest-2013358&amp;sessionId=a12f7dd08ada32e1624dd6e1075ec5b35aef2002&amp;siteScreenName=newsweek&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1877800970718994850\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Among other players once scheduled to appear in Boston were Walker Buehler and Kutter Crawford, but as Cotillo notes,\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCotillo\/status\/1877783631533404411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">both were removed<\/a>\u00a0from an updated list of attendees on the Red Sox website Friday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"fullCode\">\n<div class=\"innerBox\">\n<div class=\"code\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1877798989094924414&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Freason-revealed-behind-red-soxs-last-minute-decision-scratch-314-million-star-fan-fest-2013358&amp;sessionId=a12f7dd08ada32e1624dd6e1075ec5b35aef2002&amp;siteScreenName=newsweek&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1877798989094924414\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Devers, 28, signed a 10-year, $313.5 million contract with the Red Sox prior to last season. He&#8217;ll call Boston home until 2033.<\/p>\n<p>But speculation has swirled around a position change for the three-time All-Star this offseason. As the Red Sox have been linked to Gold Glove award-winning third basemen Alex Bregman (a free agent) and Nolan Arenado (whom the Cardinals are trying to trade), many have suggested Devers move off the primary position he&#8217;s played in Boston since his 2017 rookie year.<\/p>\n<p>The simple reason? Boston is among the few teams being aggressive in its pursuit of Bregman and Arenado. 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But according to Cotillo, the native of the Dominican Republic will not be in town with his teammates for a seemingly mundane reason.<\/p>\n<div>\n<section class=\"read-more-topics\" data-gtm-action=\"Read_More_Parsely\">\n<h3 class=\"news-title\"><\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562297\/rafael-devers-red-sox-fenway-fest.webp?w=790&amp;f=c2a5d06a33a332aa30a723eafc452096 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562297\/rafael-devers-red-sox-fenway-fest.jpg?w=790&amp;f=c2a5d06a33a332aa30a723eafc452096 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562297\/rafael-devers-red-sox-fenway-fest.webp?w=900&amp;f=e53aa50ebe1785f62ab656bb67d68dc7 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562297\/rafael-devers-red-sox-fenway-fest.jpg?w=900&amp;f=e53aa50ebe1785f62ab656bb67d68dc7 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562297\/rafael-devers-red-sox-fenway-fest.webp?w=790&amp;f=c2a5d06a33a332aa30a723eafc452096 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562297\/rafael-devers-red-sox-fenway-fest.jpg?w=790&amp;f=c2a5d06a33a332aa30a723eafc452096 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562297\/rafael-devers-red-sox-fenway-fest.webp?w=450&amp;f=8710b1158acecc4d2c48ace962b594bf 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562297\/rafael-devers-red-sox-fenway-fest.jpg?w=450&amp;f=8710b1158acecc4d2c48ace962b594bf 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562297\/rafael-devers-red-sox-fenway-fest.webp?w=1200&amp;f=e71ccb956ee83c93869c45a0e4cd587e\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2562297\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562297\/rafael-devers-red-sox-fenway-fest.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=e71ccb956ee83c93869c45a0e4cd587e\" alt=\"Rafael Devers Red Sox Fenway Fest\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; JULY 19: Rafael Devers #11 of the Boston Red Sox walks the red carpet with his family during the 2022 MLB All-Star Game Red Carpet Show on July 19, 2022 at&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Maddie Malhotra\/Boston Red Sox\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/mlb\/nolan-arenado-reportedly-changes-stance-amid-red-sox-trade-rumors-2013013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB Network&#8217;s Jon Morosi reported Thursday<\/a> that Boston is the frontrunner, though not necessarily the only landing spot, for Arenado if St. Louis is successful in trading him before spring training.<\/p>\n<p>Bregman, meanwhile,\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/mlb\/astros-alex-bregman-nearly-50-million-apart-new-contract-per-reports-1991572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly rejected<\/a>\u00a0a six-year, $156 million offer to return to the Houston Astros in free agency. The Red Sox are among few teams who have been linked to multiple free agents in that price range.<\/p>\n<p>A career .272 hitter with 191 homers over parts of nine seasons in Houston, Bregman could be a fit for a Red Sox team looking to return to the postseason for the first time since losing the 2021 American League Championship Series.<\/p>\n<p>Devers slashed .272\/.354\/.516 in 2024, the first year of his new contract. He made the AL All-Star team for the third time and collected downballot MVP votes.<\/p>\n<p>In 980 career games, all with Boston, Devers has hit .279 with 200 home runs and 638 runs batted in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox&#8217;s reason for scratching Rafael Devers from their FanFest lineup is not what fans might suspect. 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