Losing Rafael Devers via trade, in this fashion, is an issue with fault up and down the Red Sox organization. The post Forget Mookie Betts. Rafael Devers is an organization failure to trump them all.

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Rafael Devers reacts after striking out as Tampa Bay Rays catcher Danny Jansen looks on during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, June 9, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm) AP Red Sox fans aren’t happy that Rafael Devers is gone, but the Yankees sure are.

Devers, who homered against the Yankees in his final game as a Red Sox on Sunday, was batting .272/.401/.504 with 15 homers and 58 RBIs this season. Despite Boston’s recent surge, they’re still fourth in the AL East with a 37–36 record — and now without their most dangerous bat.