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Red Sox 3B Devers (shoulder) scratched from All-Star Game. Orioles’ Westburg will replace him Boston 25 News [Video]

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Sports and Recreation Injuries

BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers has been scratched from the All-Star Game with left shoulder soreness and replaced on the AL roster with Baltimore’s Jordan Westburg.

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. Westburg took Devers’ spot for next Tuesday’s game in Arlington, Texas, because he finished second in player, manager and coach voting behind Cleveland’s José Ramírez, the AL starter.

Westburg is batting .281 with 14 homers and 49 RBIs this season.

Devers is batting .293 …

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