The Rafael Devers scenario in Boston seems to be rising extra poisonous by the day.
Christopher Smith of Mass Reside appeared Friday on the “Foul Territory” podcast. Through the episode, Smith reported that some veteran gamers on the Purple Sox will not be happy with the three-time All-Star Dever’s latest feedback in regards to the group.
“One reporter instructed me that one among [Devers’ teammates] stated [for him to] ‘simply cease speaking,’” said Smith. “We’ve additionally at Mass Reside discovered {that a} couple gamers — veteran gamers, gamers who’ve been across the league a very long time — weren’t pleased with the scenario, together with his inflexibility, and likewise [with] the best way that he introduced it out publicly.”
The report comes a day after Devers brought on a stir by claiming that the Purple Sox lied to him over the offseason. Devers alleged that the Purple Sox, notably govt Craig Breslow, instructed him that he would now not be taking part in within the subject from right here (because the longtime third baseman Devers shifted over to designated hitter this season with the intention to accommodate new signing Alex Bregman).
Nonetheless, Purple Sox first baseman Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee damage earlier this month, and Breslow then supposedly approached Devers about the potential of taking part in first base (a place that Devers has by no means performed earlier than within the bigs). In consequence, Devers felt that he was lied to and went public this week to precise his unhappiness. You may learn the complete feedback that Devers made here.
Now it seems that there are a number of Purple Sox gamers who really feel that Devers, 28, ought to have stored his complaints in-house. Whereas Devers is the longest-tenured participant on the Boston roster and is signed by means of 2033 as part of a 10-year, $313.5 million extension he signed with the group earlier than the 2023 marketing campaign, his scenario with the Purple Sox is threatening to solely get messier from right here.
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