In an ESPN exposé on in the inner workings of the Red Sox, Jeff Passan detailed the way things fell apart with Devers. Passan said that over the winter, as the Red Sox were pursuing Alex Bregman, Alex Cora wanted to fly to the Dominican Republic to meet with Devers in person.

The Boston Red Sox are expected to see another one of their best players' contracts come off the books after trading Rafael Devers.

David Ortiz has made his stance on the Rafael Devers situation crystal clear over the last week. Since the Red Sox traded their former star slugger on Sunday, the all-time great Ortiz has backed his former team’s decision online multiple times,