Star infielder Rafael Devers reportedly rejected a contract extension offer from the Red Sox prior to the start of the season.
Per Héctor Gómez of Z Deportes, the offer was lower than Devers was willing to consider. MassLive’s Chris Cotillo later confirmed Gómez’s reporting and added that Devers and the Red Sox are “very far off,” citing baseball sources.
Devers said earlier in the preseason that he didn’t want to talk about a contract extension during the season, and Cotillo reported that Devers and the team are unlikely to revisit the conversation prior to the season.