The Boston Red Sox completed a shocking trade on Sunday that sent Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants. The news broke right before the Giants were about to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on ESPN, which resulted in an awkward open to the broadcast.
It remained a unique viewing experience as ESPN's premier baseball insider Jeff Passan joined the show to discuss the trade. Passan brought up Mookie Betts, another former future franchise cornerstone of the Red Sox that the team traded away just as Casey Schmitt, who started at third for the Giants on Sunday, fouled a ball off his foot. As Schmitt went down in pain, cameras quickly cut to Betts. Then after showing a short highlight reel from Devers, they went back to Betts in what must have been a very painful viewing experience for fans watching in the New England region.
