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Boston Red Sox, 3B Rafael Devers agree on one-year, $4.575M deal

BOSTON -- A person with knowledge of the terms said the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $4,575,000, one-year deal with third baseman Rafael Devers that avoids salary arbitration.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because details have not been announced by the team.

Devers, 24, had a breakout season in 2019, when he batted .311 with 32 homers and 115 RBIs, leading the majors with 54 doubles and 359 total bases and finishing 12th in the AL MVP voting.

But last year was a setback: He hit .