Boston Crimson Sox celebrity third baseman Rafael Devers is predicted to be shut down for the rest of the season, supervisor Alex Cora advised reporters on Friday in accordance with The Athletic‘s Jen McCaffrey.
Devers, 27, suited up Friday for Boston’s recreation in opposition to the Minnesota Twins however got here out within the prime of the eleventh after going 1 for 4 with three strikeouts and a stroll on the day. He was changed by Vaughn Grissom.
In response to Cora, Devers has been coping with proper shoulder ache and might be getting an MRI on Saturday. He added the third baseman re-injured one thing on a swing within the batting cage earlier than the sport.
Earlier than Friday’s recreation, Devers had been held hitless within the workforce’s final three outings as Boston tried to claw its manner again into the wild-card race. They now sit at 76-77 and 4 video games again of the ultimate wild-card spot. They’ve eight video games to go.
Devers is placing up .273/.354/.518 batting splits this season with 28 residence runs and 83 RBIs however is manner right down to .171/.274/.220 with one residence run during the last 28 days.
