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Rafael Nadal has always been seemingly invincible on the tennis court and endearingly vulnerable off it. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who arrives for a video interview from his home in Mallorca, Spain, is also a tired father, trying to catch up on sleep after the birth in August of his second son, Miguel. After transforming and defining the sport …

Tempers flared almost immediately on Tuesday at Coors Field. The benches cleared and a pretty big brawl broke out in the middle of the infield after Rafael Devers hit a deep home run during the opening inning of the Colorado Rockies’ 7-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Advertisement The issue appeared to stem from Devers’ reaction to his two-run …

The Rockies and Giants might’ve shown the most fight they’ve had all season in the first inning of Tuesday’s game in Denver. After San Francisco star Rafael Devers hit a towering home run at Coors Field, the benches cleared with plenty of shoves being thrown on the field in a wild scene. Devers watched his homer and began trotting around …

It was hard not to think at least a tiny bit about Rafael Devers on Wednesday when the Boston Red Sox extended Roman Anthony. Anthony’s eight-year, $130 million extension was the biggest contract the Red Sox have given a homegrown player since Devers’ $313.5 million deal before the 2023 season. But the two were teammates for less than a week, …

Charles Oliveira has a tough test for his latest homecoming. The UFC announced Thursday that the former lightweight champion is set to fight Rafael Fiziev (13-4) in the main event of UFC Rio, which takes place at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 11. The matchup was first reported by Laerte Viana. Oliveira (35-11, 1 NC) competes in …

The Red Sox traded three prospects in total to acquire starter Dustin May and reliever Steven Matz before Thursday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline. They sent outfield prospects James Tibbs III and Zach Ehrhard to the Dodgers in a last-minute deal for May. They dealt corner infield prospect Blaze Jordan to the Cardinals for Matz on Wednesday night. “We obviously didn’t …

Rafael Devers’ first-base defense becomes a second-half question in Giants’ loss to Mets  San Francisco Chronicle Devers’ first-base growing pains on display vs. Mets  MLB.com Giants’ Rafael Devers put in spotlight during third career start at first base  Yahoo Sports How Alex Cora Responded To Rafael Devers’ Position Change With Giants  NESN Devers error free in debut at 1B as Giants roll  ESPN Source link

The real Rafael Devers just arrived for the SF Giants  SFGATE Giants’ Verlander finally gets 1st win in 17th start  ESPN Justin Verlander gets first win of 2025 after historic losing streak  New York Post Giants ride Justin Verlander’s first win to series victory over Braves  The New York Times Verlander breaks through for 1st win with Giants  MLB.com Source link

Rafael Devers made his debut at first base for the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. How did it go? Devers actually had his best overall performance in quite a while, belting a run-scoring double at the plate in a blowout victory over the Atlanta Braves — all while playing a clean game in his first appearance in the field this …

Jul 22, 2025, 04:38 PM ET Rafael Devers, who was traded to the San Francisco Giants in June after he made it known to the Boston Red Sox that he didn’t want to play first base, will make his first start at the position on Tuesday night. The Red Sox signed Gold Glove third baseman Alex Bregman during spring training …