SAN FRANCISCO — Rafael Devers made one point abundantly clear ahead of the Giants’ three-game series against his former team: He was not interested in talking about the past. Did Devers want to leave the Boston Red Sox? “ That’s in the past. Those are not decisions that I control.”

Rafael Devers had a consistent mantra when he addressed the Boston media for the first time since his surprising trade from the Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants five days ago.

Sure enough, Devers spent his pregame media availability answering questions about both his new and old homes. One particularly notable development had him divulging that he would