Rafael Devers Calcano is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.
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25 Facts About Rafael Devers
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Rafael Devers made his MLB debut in 2017, and was an All-Star in 2021 and 2022.
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Rafael Devers, who ranked sixth overall among the top 50 international prospects, agreed to a $1.
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Rafael Devers debuted on May 31,2014, with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox rookie club.
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Rafael Devers later contributed with a game-winning homer and three RBI in the playoffs, as the GFL Red Sox claimed their second Championship title.
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Rafael Devers joined Low Class A Greenville Drive in 2015, where he was selected for the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
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Rafael Devers was invited by the Boston Red Sox to participate on its 2016 spring training.
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Rafael Devers then was promoted to High-A Salem Red Sox to start the regular season.
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On July 24,2017, Rafael Devers was promoted to the Boston Red Sox, five days after the team released Pablo Sandoval.
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Rafael Devers became the youngest Red Sox player to hit a home run since Tony Conigliaro in 1965.
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Rafael Devers became the youngest Red Sox player to homer in the postseason, and only the sixth player in MLB history to hit a home run in the playoffs before his 21st birthday, joining Mickey Mantle, Andruw Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Manny Machado, and Bryce Harper.
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In Game 4, Rafael Devers hit an inside-the-park home run, becoming the youngest MLB player to hit one in the postseason.
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Rafael Devers began the 2018 season as Boston's regular third baseman.
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That night, Rafael Devers, who went 5-for-5, became the youngest player to hit a grand slam in a Red Sox–Yankees game, at the age of 21 years and 249 days.
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Rafael Devers had the lowest fielding percentage among major league third basemen, at.
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Rafael Devers performed much better in the postseason, becoming the fifth player to hit at least three home runs before his 22nd birthday.
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In Game 5 of the 2018 American League Championship Series, Rafael Devers hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the sixth inning, helping to send the Red Sox to the World Series.
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In Game 4 of the World Series, Rafael Devers became the youngest player with a go-ahead RBI in the 9th inning or later of a World Series game since Edgar Renteria's walk-off single in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series.
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Rafael Devers resumed his role as Boston's regular third baseman for 2019.
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On September 21, Rafael Devers hit his 31st home run of the season, setting a new Red Sox franchise record for home runs by a third baseman in a season, passing Butch Hobson who had hit 30 in 1977.
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Rafael Devers led all major league players in errors with 14, more than twice as many as any other AL third baseman, and had the lowest fielding percentage,.
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Rafael Devers returned as Boston's primary third baseman, and on July 1 was named the AL starter at that position for the 2021 All-Star Game.
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Rafael Devers received votes in American League MVP balloting, finishing in 11th place, and was selected as the second-team third baseman on the All-MLB Team.
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Rafael Devers was given the nickname “Carita, ” which means “baby face, ” because he was so happy and smiling as a child.
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