Before being claimed by the Rays on August 5, Daniel Nava had spent all of his major league career with Red Sox, and was beloved by much of their fan base.
With Boston he was almost exclusively a platoon player, despite being a switch hitter, with the majority of his plate appearances coming against right handed pitchers and he initially thrived in this role, posting a .385 OBP and a 127 wRC+ in his first full season in 2013. But after he got off to a slow start in 2014, Nava was sent down to Triple-A Pawtucket at the end of April.