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Rafael Devers and Red Sox face Xander Bogaerts in San Diego
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Red Sox formally announce Devers' 11-year, $331M contract extension
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Rafael Devers, Red Sox agree to extension
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Rafael Devers, Red Sox avoid arbitration with one-year, $17.5 million deal - CBS Boston
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Red Sox, Rafael Devers reach 11-year, $331 million contract extension
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Red Sox are finalizing 11-year, $331million deal to keep Rafael Devers after losing Xander Bogaerts
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Devers over Betts or Bogaerts? Making sense of Red Sox deal - ESPN
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Rafael Devers, Red Sox agree to 11-year, $331 million contract extension
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Chaim Bloom says Boston Red Sox aren't cheap after Rafael Devers deal: It's not commitments for their own sake. It's commitments you can win with
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Three years later, the Red Sox pony up for a young star. Was Rafael Devers the right choice? Or the only one left?