5 memorable MLB player-team feuds 5283l

It's been an eventful season for Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox. The All-Star didn't hide his displeasure about how the team handled his move off third base in the spring, and things took another interesting turn after first baseman Tristian Casas suffered a season-ending injury, as Devers firmly said he had no interest moving over. 5c2i3j

Devers and the Red Sox disagreeing certainly isn't a first in Major League Baseball. Here, we take a look at some notable feuds.

Jeter and A-Rod's fractured bond 3g5w19

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez began their respective MLB careers as close friends, sometimes even sleeping at each other's house when the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners matched up. But things took a turn in 2001, when Rodriguez said the key to the Yankees' dominance wasn't Jeter.

"You never say, 'Don't let Derek beat you.' That's never your concern," A-Rod said in an interview with Esquire.

Things were never quite the same after that, even after the Yankees traded for Rodriguez ahead of the 2004 season, resulting in A-Rod moving from shortstop to third base in an effort to defer to Jeter. But the two won a World Series together in 2009 and have largely moved past the feud as colleagues during MLB broadcasts on Fox.

NL MVP duo at odds 61d4z

San Francisco Giants teammates Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent terrorized opposing pitchers during their six seasons together. They combined to win five consecutive NL MVPs from 2000-2004. However, the two were never friendly with one another despite backing each other up in the batting order.

The duo notably had a physical altercation in the dugout during a game in 2002, the same year the Giants made it to the World Series before losing in seven games to the Angels.

Bonds and Kent were polar opposites in of personality and never had much to say about each other.

"On the field, we’re fine, but, off the field, I don’t care about Barry and Barry doesn’t care about me. Or anybody," Kent told Sports Illustrated in 2002.

D-Backs owner takes aim at high-paid pitcher 69w2u

Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick turned heads when he itted that pushing the front office to sign left-hander Jordan Montgomery to a $25-million contract ahead of the 2024 season was a "horrible decision."

Montgomery struggled to produce and was demoted to the bullpen after saying his agent, Scott Boras, "butchered" his free agency. It was rare to see an owner and a player be so candid in an era in which public confrontation is generally avoided.

Nationals teammates get into it 2e6r5g

Fiery closer Jonathan Papelbon was known for wearing his heart on his sleeve during an excellent 12-year career, and one of his most notorious incidents came in 2015 as a member of the Washington Nationals.

Papelbon apparently took issue with Harper not hustling out of the box on a fly ball. The two exchanged words when Harper returned to the dugout, and things took quite a turn when Papelbon put his hand on Harper's throat and pushed him against the dugout wall.

The two quickly squashed the beef following the game.

"He apologized, so whatever," Harper said. "I really don't care. ... It's like brothers fighting. That's what happens."

Infamous postgame brawl in Cincinnati 2a1f

Lou Piniella managed the Cincinnati Reds for three seasons from 1990-92 and led the club to its last World Series title in 1990. Outside of that glorious accomplishment, Piniella's time in the Queen City might be best ed for a scrap with All-Star reliever Rob Dibble.

Following a game near the end of the 1992 season, Piniella said he didn't use Dibble because of a shoulder issue. Dibble took exception, and the two ended up grappling in front of television cameras.