{"id":56367,"date":"2025-06-16T07:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56367"},"modified":"2025-06-16T07:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T07:57:25","slug":"red-soxs-last-social-media-post-featuring-rafael-devers-couldnt-have-aged-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56367","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox&#8217;s last social media post featuring Rafael Devers couldn&#8217;t have aged worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_232,w_5282,h_2971\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jxv45j6krp14xjf3fa.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees\" width=\"5282\" height=\"2971\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees | Jim McIsaac\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Boston Red Sox fans endured the emotional rollercoaster of a lifetime on Sunday when, just hours after the team completed a sweep of the New York Yankees, FanSided&#8217;s Robert Murray reported that\u00a0three-time All-Star Rafael Devers had been traded to the San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">In his final game with the Red Sox \u2013 a 2-0 shutout win over the Yankees on Sunday afternoon \u2013 Devers came up big with a solo home run in the fifth inning. In celebration of Devers&#8217; 15th homer of the year, the Red Sox social media team posted\u00a0a GIF of Devers on the team&#8217;s official X account\u00a0with the caption, &#8220;That is&#8230; GONE!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Just a few hours later, the post took on an entirely new meaning as\u00a0Devers was, in fact, gone.<\/p>\n<figure>\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=false&amp;id=1934327326604464542&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fbosoxinjection.com%2Fred-sox-last-social-media-post-featuring-rafael-devers-couldnt-have-aged-worse&amp;sessionId=68d88a69e36f7ec3ffe4f33c54a6ece005eec881&amp;siteScreenName=bosoxinjection&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1934327326604464542\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">In return for Devers, the Red Sox receive right-hander Jordan Hicks, left-hander Kyle Harrison, outfield\/first base prospect James Tibbs and right-handed pitching prospect Jose Bello. The Giants will take on the entire $250 million remaining on Devers&#8217; contract as part of the deal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Red Sox signed Devers to an 11-year, $331 million contract extension in 2023. According to\u00a0Spotrac, Devers is making $27 million this season and in 2026, and he will be making $28.5 million each year from 2027 to 2033.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Red Sox send Rafael Devers to Giants in shocking blockbuster deal<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The writing may have been on the wall for Devers&#8217; eventual departure from Boston after the Red Sox signed third baseman Alex Bregman to a three-year, $120 million contract this offseason, but hardly anyone could have expected it to go down this way.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Despite a slow start to the season and all the drama surrounding his transition from third base to designated hitter \u2013 and the Red Sox&#8217;s failed attempts to get him to change positions yet again \u2013 Devers is still hitting .272 with 15 home runs and 58 RBI through 73 games this year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Once one of the faces of the Red Sox franchise, Devers will have to face his former team soon, as Boston will play the Giants in San Francisco next weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees | Jim McIsaac\/GettyImages Boston Red Sox fans endured the emotional rollercoaster of a lifetime on Sunday when, just hours after&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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