Red Sox sign Devers, the homegrown star who stuck around

By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Alex Cora had a sense that Rafael Devers would be sticking around during a high-level, mid-December meeting in the Dominican Republic when the rough terms of a new deal were discussed. Cora said: “His eyes got as big as when he sees a fastball right down the middle. The team announced a 10-year deal that will pay Devers $331 million through 2033. Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom said it was important to sign one of the team’s homegrown stars. But he hasn’t had much luck at that with Mookie Betts or Xander Bogaerts. That made signing Devers an “urgent priority,” Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner said.