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Rafael Devers explains willingness to play 1B for Giants but not Red Sox

SAN FRANCISCO -- As he prepares to face his former team just five days after being traded, San Francisco Giants slugger Rafael Devers wants to leave things in the past as it pertains to the Boston Red Sox.

But he did provide some insight into his feelings when he was asked Friday why he'd consider playing first base for the Giants when he refused to do so for the Red Sox.

"I put up some good numbers in Boston and I feel like I earned some respect," Devers said through an interpreter.