The Boston Red Sox have reported doxing allegations against irate fans to a suburban police department after the team’s controversial decision to trade slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants.
As Newton, Massachusetts police have confirmed to Daily Mail, team reps contacted the department to inform authorities about online doxing, which amounts to publicizing one’s personal, private and identifying information. TMZ was first to report the news.
‘This past weekend, officers from the Newton Police were notified by representatives from the Boston Red Sox Organization that some members of the Red Sox have been victims of doxxing on social media due to a recent trade,’ read a department statement provided to Daily Mail.’
It remains unclear which Red Sox personnel were doxed. The team’s player personnel department is led by Chief Baseball Officer and former Boston reliever Craig Breslow, while the ownership group is headed by John Henry.
There is no current investigation into the matter, but the department said it is ‘aware of the situation.’
Daily Mail has also reached out to Red Sox spokespeople for comment.
Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has faced intense criticism this week
Rafael Devers is now headed to San Francisco after his unceremonious departure in Boston
The unsettling situation comes amid Boston’s six-game winning streak that included a sweep of the hated New York Yankees.
Unfortunately for fans, the team’s resurgence became tarnished on Sunday night when news broke that Devers was being dealt to San Francisco in exchange for pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison as well as a pair of minor-league prospects.
In Boston, the homegrown All-Star is one of only two Red Sox players with multiple 30-homer seasons before age 25. The other is Hall of Famer Ted Williams.
So it was understandable in 2023 when the Red Sox re-signed Devers to a 10-year, $313.5 million deal, thereby making him the face of the franchise he helped propel to a World Series crown in 2018.
But since then, Devers’ relationship with the team has appeared to fray.
First he bristled at moving off of third base when the team signed former Gold Glove winner Alex Bregman.
Then, when first baseman Triston Casas got injured, Devers balked at playing on the other side of the diamond amid rumored friction with the front office.
Perhaps the jewel of the deal for Boston is talented-but-inconsistent southpaw Kyle Harrison
In the end, the clubhouse turmoil was enough to push Breslow to move Devers over the fans’ objections.
‘This is not the outcome that we had expected,’ Breslow told reporters Monday. ‘And it’s forced me to reflect on the interactions that I’ve had, not just with Raffy, but with other players and opportunities to communicate differently.’
Boston isn’t done making moves either. Now firmly back in the Wild Card hunt after winning 8 of their last 10, the Red Sox can be both buyers and sellers ahead of the July 31 trade deadline, depending on the available opportunities.
‘It’s important to point out that this is in no way signifying a waving of the white flag on 2025,’ Breslow said. ‘We are as committed as we were six months ago to putting a winning team on the field, to competing for the division and making a deep postseason run.
‘And so, at the end of the season, I think we could look back and say we’ve won more games than we otherwise would have,’ he said, ‘because of the way that this roster is now able to come together.’
