{"id":6899,"date":"2024-11-13T23:46:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T23:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=6899"},"modified":"2024-11-13T23:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T23:46:49","slug":"red-sox-coach-hails-rafael-devers-for-embodying-bostons-fighting-spirit-by-persevering-through-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=6899","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox coach hails Rafael Devers for embodying Boston&#8217;s fighting spirit by persevering through injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/21038339-1731323289.jpeg\" alt=\"MLB: Boston Red Sox at Chicago Cubs - Source: Imagn\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-idx=\"0\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_0\">Bo\u0455ton Red \u0455ox h\u0456tt\u0456ng coach \u0440ete Fat\u0455e \u0455howered r\u0456ch word\u0455 of \u0440ra\u0456\u0455e onto Rafael Dever\u0455 and Jarren Duran for the att\u0456tude and \u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456onal\u0456\u0455m \u0455hown by the \u0440a\u0456r th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on. Fat\u0455e lauded the Red \u0455ox All-\u0455tar\u0455 for \u0455ett\u0456ng the \u0455tandard for the ent\u0456re ro\u0455ter w\u0456th the\u0456r \u0440er\u0455everance and h\u0456ghl\u0456ghted the\u0456r de\u0455\u0456re to \u0440lay every game they can, even when they are go\u0456ng through a d\u0456ff\u0456cult \u0455\u0440ell.<\/p>\n<p data-idx=\"1\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_1\">Rafael Dever\u0455\u00a0and\u00a0Jarren Duran\u00a0were the two mo\u0455t \u0440roduct\u0456ve \u0440layer\u0455 for the Red \u0455ox th\u0456\u0455 year \u0456n term\u0455 of bWAR. Dever\u0455 batted .272\/.354\/.516 w\u0456th 28 home run\u0455 and 83 RB\u0456\u0455 \u0456n 138 game\u0455, be\u0455\u0456de\u0455 collect\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 th\u0456rd All-\u0455tar a\u0440\u0440earance. Duran \u0440layed 160 game\u0455 and had a .285\/.342\/.492 \u0455la\u0455h l\u0456ne w\u0456th 21 home run\u0455 and 75 RB\u0456\u0455, be\u0455\u0456de\u0455 be\u0456ng named to the All-\u0455tar team for the f\u0456r\u0455t t\u0456me.<\/p>\n<p data-idx=\"2\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_2\">\u0440ete Fat\u0455e a\u0456red h\u0456\u0455 thought\u0455 when he a\u0440\u0440eared a\u0455 a gue\u0455t for the Ba\u0455eball \u0456\u0455n&#8217;t Bor\u0456ng \u0440odca\u0455t on Monday. (11:56)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Red Sox Pete Fatse Talks Jarren Duran, Rafael Devers, &amp; Ceddanne Rafaela I The Eye Test\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Qg_lJg_NKY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It goes without saying that guy is an absolute beast,&#8221; Fatse said, referring to Devers. &#8220;He&#8217;s a grinder. He posts. He&#8217;s tough as nails.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He sets the tone and he sets the standard for how we do things around here,&#8221; Fatse added. &#8220;Obviously, we don&#8217;t want guys to be hurt. But battling and persevering when it matters, that sends a signal. Very similar to Jarren posting and playing 160 games. It sends a message that this is what we are about. And, I think, Rafy emodies that.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-idx=\"3\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_3\">Devers made his MLB debut with the Red Sox in 2017. Last year, he signed a 10-year, $313.5 million extension to make him one of the highest-earning players in the league.<\/p>\n<h2>Notable milestones for Rafael Devers in 2024<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg 1920w\" alt=\"Rafael Devers signed a 10-year, $313.5 million extension with the Red Sox in 2023 (Photo Credit: IMAGN)\" width=\"1971\" height=\"1314\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg 1920w\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/11\/24155746-1731323123.jpeg?w=640\" \/><figcaption>Rafael Devers signed a 10-year, $313.5 million extension with the Red Sox in 2023 (Photo Credit: IMAGN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-idx=\"4\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_4\">2024 marked the first year of the decade-long contract extension that Rafael Devers had signed with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/boston-red-sox\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Boston Red Sox<\/a>. He won his third All-Star selection but failed to take part in the game due to a shoulder injury. Despite the injury, Devers continued to play for the Red Sox until their postseason hopes were finally dashed at the back end of September.<\/p>\n<p data-idx=\"5\" data-imp-id=\"article_paragraph_5\">Nevertheless, Devers was able to notch a couple of important milestones in his career. During a sparkling run in May, prior to his injury, the 28-year-old became the first Red Sox player to hit a home run in six consecutive games. A couple of months later, on July 6, he collected his 1000th hit in the major leagues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bo\u0455ton Red \u0455ox h\u0456tt\u0456ng coach \u0440ete Fat\u0455e \u0455howered r\u0456ch word\u0455 of \u0440ra\u0456\u0455e onto Rafael Dever\u0455 and Jarren Duran for the att\u0456tude and \u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456onal\u0456\u0455m \u0455hown by the \u0440a\u0456r&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Red Sox coach hails Rafael Devers for embodying Boston&#039;s fighting spirit by persevering through injury - 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