Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers scratched from All-Star Game with sore left shoulder

HEY, BEN. HEY, ERIKA. HOT, STEAMY NIGHT HERE AT FENWAY. AND YES, WE DO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS. RAFFY DEVERS WILL NOT HEAD TO TEXAS FOR THIS YEAR’S ALL STAR GAME. INSTEAD, HE WILL TAKE THAT TIME TO REST UP. HE’S BEEN DEALING WITH SOME NAGGING INJURIES, ESPECIALLY THE SHOULDER INJURY. HOWEVER, HE IS IN THE LINEUP TONIGHT PLAYING THIRD BASE AND BATTING CLEANUP AS FAR AS THE RED SOX GOES, YOU REALLY FEEL A DIFFERENT EXCITEMENT HERE AT FENWAY PARK. THAT’S BECAUSE THE TEAM, NINE GAMES OVER 500 AND THEY CURRENTLY SIT ALL ALONE IN THAT THIRD SPOT IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD. THEY PLAY AN EXCITING BRAND OF BASEBALL. BUT HERE IS THE THING IN THIS BALLPARK, THEY ARE 20 AND 23. THAT IS THREE GAMES UNDER 500. ALEX CORA SAID HE HOPES THAT CHANGES STARTING TONIGHT. AND IF WE WANT THE FANS NOT TO COME, NOT TO ONLY COME HERE FOR THE EXPERIENCE, WELL, WE HAVE TO WIN BALL GAMES, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, I THINK THEY, THEY, THEY LIKE THE TEAM AND HOPEFULLY THIS PLACE BECOMES THE MADHOUSE THAT WE’RE USE

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers has been scratched from the All-Star Game with left shoulder soreness.Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that Devers has been dealing with an injury in his AC joint for a while. Although the 27-year-old Dominican was in the lineup for Tuesday night’s game against Oakland, Cora said “he’s been grinding through a few things.”“As a group, we believe it’s a good time for him to get some rest and take care of it,” Cora said.Cora said the team notified Major League Baseball, which will announce a replacement for next Tuesday's game in Arlington, Texas.Devers is batting .293 with 21 homers and 55 RBIs this season, earning his third All-Star Game selection. He homered twice in Sunday night’s victory over New York in Yankee Stadium.The Red Sox took two of three from the Yankees and have won 14 of their past 19 to improve to nine games over .500, matching a season high. Boston is 7½ games behind Baltimore in the AL East and in possession of the third AL wild-card spot entering Tuesday.“We all believe there’s more here, we’re shooting for something bigger than the All-Star Game," Cora said. "For him to be healthy, that’s the most important thing.”

BOSTON —

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers has been scratched from the All-Star Game with left shoulder soreness.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that Devers has been dealing with an injury in his AC joint for a while. Although the 27-year-old Dominican was in the lineup for Tuesday night’s game against Oakland, Cora said “he’s been grinding through a few things.”

“As a group, we believe it’s a good time for him to get some rest and take care of it,” Cora said.

Cora said the team notified Major League Baseball, which will announce a replacement for next Tuesday's game in Arlington, Texas.

Devers is batting .293 with 21 homers and 55 RBIs this season, earning his third All-Star Game selection. He homered twice in Sunday night’s victory over New York in Yankee Stadium.

The Red Sox took two of three from the Yankees and have won 14 of their past 19 to improve to nine games over .500, matching a season high. Boston is 7½ games behind Baltimore in the AL East and in possession of the third AL wild-card spot entering Tuesday.

“We all believe there’s more here, we’re shooting for something bigger than the All-Star Game," Cora said. "For him to be healthy, that’s the most important thing.”

Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers scratched from All-Star Game with sore left shoulder

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