Make the Right Moves: Red Sox Trade Rafael Devers to the Giants; What It Means for Boston & San Francisco; Shohei Ohtani Returns to the Mound

Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Alden Gonzalez and Buster discuss the Red Sox trading Rafael Devers to the Giants, Boston’s ownership and management deciding to make a move, Luka Doncic-level shock over the trade, San Francisco getting the bat it needs, how Devers bounces back off the field after months of drama, the news of Shohei Ohtani’s return to the mound, what changed in Ohtani’s rehab, why this is an easy call for the Dodgers, and Ohtani ultimately running the show. Then, Willy Adames, Dave Roberts and Clayton Kershaw all joined Sunday Night Baseball — reacting to the Devers trade and celebrating Father’s Day. Plus, Sarah Langs plays The Numbers Game with assists from Charlie Morton, Byron Buxton and Jacob Misiorowski. CALL THE SHOW: 406-404-8460 EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected] REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS 4:53 Alden Gonzalez 33:49 Willy Adames w/ SNB 39:15 Sarah Langs 40:58 Dave Roberts on Father's Day w/ SNB 41:59 Clayton Kershaw w/ SNB 47:30 Bleacher Tweets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:20.0	And right now, you're standing on the edge of tomorrow.
0:24.3	This fall, the next era of ESPN begins.
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0:36.7	This is baseball tonight, the podcast.
0:41.8	This is the Baseball Tonight podcast for Monday, June 16th, 2025, and today will be better than yesterday.
0:49.4	I'm Buster only working for my hotel room right after the Sunday night game between the Giants and the Dodgers,
0:54.9	Taylor Schwink is working back in the Schwink Studios.
0:57.8	Man, Taylor.
0:59.0	What a day!
1:00.8	What a day with trades and Major Otani news and all kinds of stuff going on.
1:07.4	What fun, huh?
1:08.8	Buster, I'm sitting down for bedtime with my daughter, and I get the text that's saying,
1:13.7	the clown car's off. Rafi Devers is going to the Giants. Call up Alden, we need a Maceap.
1:19.3	It was a five-alarm fire at about a 702.
1:23.2	It was a total five-alarm fired. It looked like kind of a little bit of a sleepy day.
1:28.6	The race were playing the Mets.
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