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.”

The Boston Red Sox just said goodbye to Rafael Devers, but will get reacquainted with their former designated hitter this weekend in San Francisco.

Rafael Devers is set to face the Boston Red Sox for the first time since they traded him to the San Francisco Giants last Sunday. One of the key issues that led to the Red Sox trading Devers was that he was unwilling to play first base for the franchise.