Rafael Devers has joined the San Francisco Giants with a fresh start and a renewed enthusiasm for his team, despite the first game against his former team not g

With his first homer as a Giant, a two-run, opposite-field shot, Devers powered San Francisco to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox — the only major-league team Devers had known for more than a decade. In Boston, Devers blossomed into one of baseball’s best players. In San Francisco, the Red Sox can only watch their former star from afar.

I’m just here and happy that I was able to contribute for the team’s win.”Devers began his first series against the Red Sox by going 0 for 5 on Friday night and grounding out in his first at-bat Saturday.