The Boston Red Sox did a Baltimore Orioles veteran a favor by trading slugger Rafael Devers to the Giants.
On Tuesday's episode of “Foul Territory,” Orioles first baseman Ryan O'Hearn expressed his appreciation to Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow for the blockbuster trade, one which could vault him into a starting role at the 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta next month.
“I just want to shout out Craig Breslow real quick,” O’Hearn humorously shared on Tuesday. “Appreciate you, man, [for] getting me in the standings. What a wild deal. That was crazy, huh?”
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SIGN UP HERE "I just wanna shoutout Craig Breslow real quick. Appreciate you, man." 😂
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) June 17, 2025
Ryan O'Hearn leads among AL DHs in All-Star voting after the Red Sox traded Rafael Devers. pic.twitter.com/izBJQ43rhK
Before Devers got traded to the Giants on Sunday, the three-time MLB All-Star clearly was the frontrunner to serve as the American League's starting designated hitter in Atlanta, having received significant support from the fans.
Devers racked up 796,382 votes from fans during his time with the Boston Red Sox, per the first All-Star return.
Now, the 28-year-old slugger is the Giants player with the most votes, but becomes a distant second to Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani in the designated hitter category.
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That was twice as many as O’Hearn’s 353,029 votes, which, with Devers now in the National League, makes the 31-year-old the highest vote-getter at the position in the AL.
Voting leaders through the first MLB All Star ballot update! pic.twitter.com/TJH7MOU5MK
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 16, 2025
O’Hearn’s humorous gratitude towards Breslow is entirely understandable. The Red Sox, single-handedly, put him that much closer to a big trip to Atlanta in July.