So even though Devers is now shut down for the season — he went on the injured list on Saturday, with left shoulder soreness the official reason, although he was playing through soreness in both of his shoulders, not just the one — no surgery will be required.
“Obviously, it was good news that it was nothing serious,” Devers said through interpreter Carlos Villoria Benitez after the Red Sox’s 8-1 win over the Twins in Sunday’s twin-bill opener at Fenway Park.
“I just need to get ready for next yeThe prescription for Devers is rest, with the hope that he will be back at full strength come the 2025 season.
“[We just need to] stay away from him,” manager Alex Cora said before Sunday’s doubleheader. “We think rest will do the work. There’s no structural damage, there’s no type of surgery or anything. It’s just rest.”
Devers’ MRI exam on Saturday afternoon, which prompted the team to place him on the IL, ending his season with a week to go, revealed only inflammation, Cora confirmed on Sunday.
“Obviously, there’s stuff that he needs to do in the offseason to get back to normal,” Cora said. “But at least that’s good news.”ar.”