One day after the Red Sox announced that Xander Bogaerts’ replacement, Trevor Story, would miss most of the 2023 season with an elbow injury, they turned their attention to the future.
Rafael Devers, they said, would bring the Red Sox long-term success.
“We’re going to do this and it’s going to be awesome,” chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom giddily proclaimed at the end of a lengthy introduction to announce the 10-year, $313.5 million contract extension for Devers at Fenway Park.