Willy Adames revealed how the Giants found out about the Rafael Devers trade
Willy Adames revealed how the Giants found out about the Rafael Devers trade
The Giants and Red Sox made some shocking news on Sunday in a trade that dealt three-time All-Star Rafael Devers to San Francisco. It turned out that the Giants were just as surprised as the rest of us.
With the Giants playing the Dodgers in ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball broadcast, the trade went public just as the game was getting underway. The Giants players themselves didn't have much time to take in the news either.
In an in-game interview with ESPN, shortstop Willy Adames described finding out about the trade just 15 or 20 minutes before first pitch. Kyle Harrison — who was included in the trade — was initially slated to start for the Giants, so the pitching plans had to change on the fly. Sean Hjelle took over as the starter for the bullpen game.
Of course, Adames had to field a grounder during the conversation, which was great. But after the play, he went back to describing how thrilled he was to have Devers joining the Giants.
Giants third baseman Matt Chapman is currently on the Injured List with a hand injury, so Devers will see some time at third before inevitability moving back to designated hitter.
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