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Red Sox’s Final Rafael Devers Post Goes Viral After Shocking Trade to Giants

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Cole Sullivan | Last updated Jun 15, 2025 9:50 PM ET

The baseball world was stunned on Sunday evening when, just hours after the Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the New York Yankees, news broke that they had agreed to trade three-time All-Star Rafael Devers—one of the purest hitters in the game—to the San Francisco Giants.

In return, Boston will receive pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison, along with two minor league prospects: James Tibbs and Jose Bello.

The move came as a major surprise, especially since Devers had homered earlier that day against the Yankees and was finally finding his rhythm after a slow start to the season. The Red Sox had won five straight and seven of their last eight games.

Adding to the moment, the Red Sox’s final social media post featuring Devers quickly went viral. It showed him wearing the "Wally the Green Monster" mascot head after his home run—a blast that marked the 500th extra-base hit of his career and landed in the bleachers.

Raffy's 500th career XBH is a homer! pic.twitter.com/SKe2ZlCghX
— Red Sox (@RedSox) June 15, 2025

The post quickly surpassed 600,000 views, 10,000 likes, and over 700 comments on X, as fans reacted to the sudden trade.

"Front office of the @RedSox is a DISGRACE!! You literally got NOTHING for him!!! Nothing!!! Betts 2.0," a fan said.

Another fan posted, "Don’t be sad it’s over, be happy it happened."

Someone else added, "And now he’s gone."

One more fan commented, "Someone needs to remind the Red Sox that they’re the Red Sox."

There has certainly been some drama involving Devers this season since the Red Sox named Alex Bregman their everyday third baseman. That said, Devers was still in just the second season of his 10-year, $313 million contract—one he signed primarily due to his elite production at the plate since bursting onto the scene for Boston in 2017.

This season, Devers has tallied 73 hits, 14 home runs, 57 RBIs, and 46 runs while slashing .271/.494/.894 across 269 at-bats. He now joins a Giants team sitting at 41-30 and second in the NL West heading into their Sunday night matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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