One Red Sox All-Star will miss next week’s game

Over the weekend, Major League Baseball announced the Boston Red Sox would have three players representing the team at the 2024 MLB All-Star Game. However, only two of those players will take part in the game itself.

On Tuesday, manager Alex Cora told reporters that third baseman Rafael Devers will skip next week's festivities in Arlington. According to Cora, Devers is dealing with soreness in his left shoulder, and will instead use the All-Star break to rest.

The rest should be worth Devers missing what would be his third All-Star Game appearance (he previously went in 2021 and 2023). He's on pace for a career year through 77 games, slashing .293/.378/.593 with 16 doubles, 21 home runs, and 55 RBIs. His 21 home runs are tied for the eighth most in baseball entering play on Tuesday night, with the fourth-best slugging percentage in MLB.

While the shoulder injury will keep Devers out of the All-Star Game, it doesn't seem to have impacted his play as of late. Over the last 14 days (10 games) he's hitting .368 with six home runs and 14 runs driven in.

Major League Baseball did not immediately announce a replacement for Devers. While that spot will most likely go to a third baseman, the Red Sox did have one other All-Star caliber player who did not get named to the game along with Devers, outfielder Jarren Duran, and pitcher Tanner Houck. Catcher Connor Wong has been one of the best players at his position this year, slashing .310/.365/.441 with 31 runs driven in in 65 games.

The rest of the Red Sox All-Star contingent besides Rafael Devers will head to Texas following the team's six-game homestand this week against the Oakland A's and Kansas City Royals. All-Star festivities kick off Saturday with the Futures Game and Celebrity All-Star Game, with the Home Run Derby on Monday followed by the All-Star Game itself on Tuesday.

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Some athletes spend their entire careers with one team, some shockingly leave a team and look funny in a different uniform, and others bounce around from team to team and rack up quite a closet of jerseys worn. There are some athletes that ultimately make their way "home" to a place they were primarily known for playing. Below is a list of athletes that returned for a second stint with the team they were known for playing on.

SCOTTIE PIPPEN - CHICAGO BULLS - Pippen famously won 6 NBA Titles with the Chicago Bulls alongside Michael Jordan. Following the 1997-98 season he was traded to the Houston Rockets. He would spend one season in Houston and four seasons in Portland before returning to the Bulls for the 2003-04 season.

ANDREW MCCUTCHEN - PITTSBURGH PIRATES - McCutchen spent the first nine seasons of his career as a member of the Pirates before stops in San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee. The beloved outfielder for the Pirates would return to Pittsburgh in 2023 and play his final two seasons in the MLB as a member of the Pirates.

ALBERT PUJOLS - ST. LOUIS CARDINALS - One of the greatest home run hitters in the history of the game left the Cardinals in 2011 to join the Los Angeles Angels. He would return to the Cardinals in 2022 and record his 700th home run in the MLB.

JOE JOHNSON - BOSTON CELTICS - So Johnson wasn't totally remembered for his first stint in Boston because it only lasted 48 games. However, Johnson returning to Boston 20 years later for one game was a cool and funny moment.

ANTOINE WALKER - BOSTON CELTICS - Antoine Walker played the first 7 seasons of his NBA career as a member of the Boston Celtics before being traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Just a season and a half later he would make his return to the Celtics by the Atlanta Hawks trading him to the team. Walker's return would only last 30 total games between regular season and playoffs.

SHANNON SHARPE - DENVER BRONCOS - Sharpe spent the first ten seasons of his career and won two Super Bowls as a member of the Denver Broncos. After his 11th season in Denver he would leave for Baltimore for two seasons. After two years with the Ravens he returned to Denver to finish his career as a member of the Broncos.

KEVIN GARNETT - MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES - Garnett spent 12 years as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves before being traded to the Boston Celtics. Garnett would then go on to play a year and a half in Brooklyn before being traded back to Minnesota. He would play the remainder of the 2014-15 season and the entirety of the 2015-16 season with Minnesota before retiring.

RANDY MOSS - MINNESOTA VIKINGS - Randy Moss played the first seven seasons of his career in Minnesota with the Vikings. After stops in Oakland and New England, Moss would be traded back to Minnesota for a brief four game stint as a member of the Vikings once again.

ALLEN IVERSON - PHILADELPHIA 76ERS - Allen Iverson was a member of 76ers for 10 and a half seasons before being traded to the Denver Nuggets. However, he would return to the 76ers to play his final NBA games during the2009-10 season.

CHARLES WOODSON - OAKLAND RAIDERS - Woodson spent eight years with the Raiders before leaving for joining the Green Bay Packers. After seven seasons in Green Bay he would rejoin the Raiders for three seasons and end his career as a Raider.

KEN GRIFFEY JR - SEATTLE MARINERS - Griffey Jr. started his career in Seattle with his father before stops in Cincinnati and Chicago with the White Sox. He would play his final two seasons in the MLB as a member of the Mariners once again.

PETER FORSBERG - COLORADO AVALANCHE - The Swedish forward won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche before leaving for brief stints with the Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators. He would return to Colorado to play the final two seasons of his NHL career.

TEEMU SELANNE - ANAHEIM DUCKS - After starting his career in Winnipeg with the Jets, Selanne spent five and a half seasons with the Mighty Ducks before being traded to the San Jose Sharks. After a few seasons in San Jose and a year in Colorado, Selanne would return to the Ducks for nine seasons and help them win a Stanley Cup in 2007.