The Boston Red Sox have been one of the hottest teams in baseball over the past week—winning five straight games, seven of their last eight, and capping it off with a sweep of the New York Yankees on Sunday.

Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow and team CEO Sam Kennedy spoke publicly Monday for the first time since the trade.

A day after trading their erstwhile third baseman to the San Francisco Giants, Red Sox president Sam Kennedy told reporters on Monday night that Devers’ refusal to change positions made it