After months of tension between Rafael Devers and the Boston front office, the Red Sox shocked the baseball world by trading their franchise superstar to the San Francisco Giants. The move drew some strong reactions around the league.

The move came as a shock to Red Sox fans still salty over the salary dump of Mookie Betts in February 2020 — after he won the 2018 AL MVP award — in a trade that yielded little in return. The team also let Xander Bogaerts leave as a free agent before deciding Devers was the player they were willing to invest in.

The Boston Red Sox swept the New York Yankees at Fenway Park to get within a half-game of a wild card spot. However, they quickly dampened the mood among Red Sox fans by trading Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants.