The Boston Red Sox moved on from one of the faces of their franchise on Sunday, trading Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in one of the more surprising moves in recent memory.

Boston Red Sox brass on Monday night held a news conference to address the recent surprise and controversial trade of slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants. The Red Sox on Sunday dealt Devers to the Giants as the centerpiece of a five-player trade that netted Boston some young talent in return and also put the roughly $250 million left on Devers' contract on San Francisco's books.

The two Red Sox executives suggested Devers's refusal to consider playing play first base after a season-ending injury to Triston Casas in early May fractured his relationship with the organization.