“Alignment” was the word of the night. Breslow and Kennedy used the word numerous times to describe Devers and the front office being on different pages since the team asked him to move from third bas...

Rafael Devers had grown into the face of the franchise, doing so over the course of nine seasons and more than 1,000 games.

“It’s important to point out that this is in no way signifying a waving of the white flag on 2025,” he said.