Rafael Devers explained why he's willing to play first base for the Giants but not the Red Sox. Read more on Boston.com.

Xander Bogaerts was surprised, like many in the baseball world, when he found out his former teammate Rafael Devers was headed out west.

SAN FRANCISCO — Rafael Devers made one point abundantly clear ahead of the Giants’ three-game series against his former team: He was not interested in talking about the past. Did Devers want to leave the Boston Red Sox? “ That’s in the past. Those are not decisions that I control.”