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BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox placed third baseman Rafael Devers on the injured list Saturday with left shoulder inflammation, effectively ending his season.
Devers exited Friday’s game with right shoulder soreness and had an MRI on Saturday morning on both shoulders. When reporters met with manager Alex Cora before the game, the team did not yet have the results of the MRI, but Cora did not strike an optimistic tone.
“It doesn’t make sense to push him,” Cora said. “It’s always good to finish the season active, but just watching him and the way he’s been going about it,…