He's going to grab the back of his neck. He's so wide in SF uniform. He's going to play as a first baseman. He's changing his posture

Jun 18, 2025

He's going to grab the back of his neck. He's so wide in SF uniform. He's going to play as a first baseman. He's changing his posture
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"I'll play in any position."

Is there such a shift in posture.

Rafael Devers, who is now a San Francisco Giants man rather than the Boston Red Sox, responded to the shock trade with a shot that made his former team Boston in trouble.




Boston and San Francisco announced a surprise trade on the 16th (Korea time). Boston's franchise star Devers went to San Francisco, and Boston received four players, including starter Jordan Hicks.

It was a decision beyond common sense. Devers made his debut in Boston and raised Boston as a star player. Ahead of the 2023 season, he presented a mega contract of $331 million (about 450 billion won) for 11 years, signaling to the world that it is the present and future of the team.

However, this season's position problem caused an abnormal atmosphere. Boston recruited FA player Alex Bregman to third base, which is Devers' place. He took issue with Devers' defense. Devers resisted and accepted the designated hitter position. However, Triston Casas, the main first baseman, was injured, and even the owner asked him to play as a first baseman, but Devers ignored it. According to local analysis, Boston, which was angry, expressed its strong will with a strong trade card.




He's going to grab the back of his neck. He's so wide in SF uniform. He's going to play as a first baseman. He's changing his posture
AP Yonhap News
In any case, Lee Jung-hoo's team San Francisco is still 'Bong' Devers held an official press conference before the game against the Cleveland Guardians at Oracle Park, San Francisco's home stadium, on the 18th and `I will do anything if the team needs it and wants it. Any position, if the team wants, I'll be happy to play."

This means that he can also play as a first baseman. In San Francisco, Matt Chapman, a third baseman, is injured, so he can play as a third baseman, but when Chapman returns, Devers will have to be the designated hitter or first baseman. It was that he would not express his intention to reject it at all. San Francisco manager Bob Melvin also announced that he will mainly use Devers as a designated hitter and first baseman in the future.

For Boston, it's a matter of grabbing the back of the neck. However, the trade has already ended. San Francisco is the only good thing.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.