As the San Francisco Giants’ pursuit of Rafael Devers is dissected, the process of acquiring the slugger started with a question via text.

Virtually everything is new and strange for Kyle Harrison, the former San Francisco Giants left-hander sent to Boston as one-fourth of the trade return for Rafael Devers this week. He grew up in Concord,

The Giants lost 3-2 to the Cleveland Guardians despite two hits from Rafael Devers in his debut after Sunday’s trade from Boston.