Red Sox defend trading Rafael Devers to SF Giants

By JIMMY GOLEN

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox thought they would be better off with a happy clubhouse than a disgruntled Rafael Devers.

A day after trading their erstwhile third baseman to the San Francisco Giants, Red Sox president Sam Kennedy told reporters on Monday night that Devers’ refusal to change positions made it untenable for him to remain with the team.

“In terms of what was missing, it just was that alignment in terms of what we felt we needed from him that...