Rafael Devers hit his first home run with the San Francisco Giants on Saturday. Adding a footnote — or a punctuation mark — to the saga of being traded by the Boston Red Sox last Sunday, the homer came against his former team.
Devers hit the homer in the third inning, smacking a 96 mph fastball left out over the plate by Brayan Bello to the opposite field. The ball came off Devers’ bat at 105.5 mph, according to Statcast, giving it plenty of fuel to go over the left-field wall at Oracle Park. The two-run shot gave the Giants a 3-0 lead.
At the very least, Devers hitting a homer against the Red Sox would appear to be some affirmation for him after being portrayed as the bad guy in his dispute with the team over moving from third base to designated hitter and later being asked to play first base.
The home run was Devers’ 16th of the season and first as a National League player.
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