"I don't like to speak ill of any player. I'd like to say that he's a wonderful person. But, of course, when we had an injury at first base his unwillingness to play that position was extremely discouraging. It was a discouraging episode. Just pick up a glove."
"That's in the past. I don't want to talk about it. It's over. I don't have any opinions on what he said. So, let's concentrate here and just leave the past in the past."
"Third base is my position. It's what I've played. I don't know what their plans are. I know we had a conversation. I made it clear, kind of what my desires were and whatever happens from here, I don't know."
Rafael Devers was traded from the Red Sox to the Giants amid a deteriorating relationship tied to disagreements about his defensive role. The Red Sox signed Alex Bregman and sought to move Devers off third base, and team leadership expressed frustration over Devers' unwillingness to play other infield positions when needed. Devers publicly resisted leaving third base and later downplayed the fallout after the trade, calling the matter past. The position dispute, Devers' error totals at third base, and comments from Red Sox chairman Tom Werner remained focal points heading into spring training.
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