Loyalty, in Boston, used to mean more than just a long contract and a couple of good Octobers. These days, it seems even legends are weighing in as cornerstones crumble and allegiances shift like Fenway winds. So when Rafael Devers walked out the door and the Red Sox front office played innocent, David Ortiz didn’t just watch quietly—he delivered a five-word verdict that sliced deeper than any trade clause.
When any of the MLB legends speak, you listen and try and follow what they say. Not just because they are legends, but because they have been where you are and know what happens if you make a wrong decision. After the Devers trade broke out, everyone was in shock, but not Big Papi because he knew at some point this would happen.
In a tweet by MLB insider Yancen Pujols talked about the Devers deal and shared his conversation with Ortiz about the deal. During the conversation, Ortiz said, “Players need to take this as an example, nobody is indispensable… You need to be smart to understand the situation. Your worst enemy is your ego.”
David Ortiz habla por primer vez sobre el cambio de Devers y aconseja que “el ego hay que dejarlo” y llama a tener “disponibilidad”. @davidortiz está en Francia. David Ortiz “ego is the worst enemy of a player”. Contenido en YouTube. https://t.co/G0kKgeTaIT. Ya you know. pic.twitter.com/ydluZRIDDB
— Yancen Pujols (@YancenPujols) June 16, 2025
Ortiz didn’t flinch—he forecasted it. Now, his words feel less like advice and more like prophecy. In Boston, statues may stay, but stars don’t. If Devers can go, anyone can. The Boston Red Sox didn’t just trade a third baseman—they traded away any illusion of loyalty. And Big Papi’s five-word message? It wasn’t a warning. It was a mirror.
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