Red Sox News & Links: No Surgery for Rafael Devers

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty ImagesRafael Devers is not going to play again in 2024, of course, as his bizarre, season-long shoulder injury (which is now two shoulder injuries!) has finally put him on the shelf. But there is good news: MRIs were conducted on both shoulders over the weekend, revealing nothing more damaging than inflammation, so Raffy will not need offseason surgery on either shoulder. But the Red Sox docs need to figure something out, because Devers said he never felt like himself this year. (Julian McWilliams, Boston Globe)

Also done for the year with an iffy shoulder is Kenley Jansen. In his case, though, this probably also means his time with the Red Sox is over, as…