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LeMahieu underwent surgery to repair a sports hernia Tuesday but is expected to be ready for spring training, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

LeMahieu missed time in the final week of the regular season with the injury and wound up being placed on the injured list. While the issue was serious enough to require surgery, it's at least well-timed and gives LeMahieu plenty of time to rest and recover over the offseason. If all goes well, he'll be unaffected by the start of the regular season, but there's always going to be at least some risk with a 33-year-old coming off an offseason procedure.

Devers went 1-for-4 with a grand slam, a walk and a pair of runs scored in Saturday's ALCS Game 2 win over the Astros.

Devers was on base for J.D. Martinez's grand slam in the first inning after reaching base on a walk. He extended the Red Sox's lead to eight in the bottom of the second with a grand slam of his own off Jake Odorizzi. He's now homered three times so far this postseason, an impressive performance for a hitter who's playing through a forearm issue.

Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs, two walks and a strikeout in Friday's 14-6 win over the Rays in Game 2 of the ALDS.

The Red Sox set a postseason franchise record with five home runs in Friday's matchup, and Devers provided the team with some insurance with his homer in the top of the eighth inning. Across the first three playoff games of the year, the 24-year-old has gone 2-for-10 with a homer, three runs, two RBI and two walks.

Devers (forearm) is starting Game 2 of the ALDS against the Rays on Friday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

Devers has been playing through right forearm discomfort recently, but he'll remain in the lineup for a second straight contest to begin the ALDS. He went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in Thursday's loss.

Maggi was outrighted to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

Maggi had a brief stint on the Twins' roster in mid-September but didn't make his big-league debut. The 32-year-old spent the rest of the year with St. Paul and hit .252/.354/.456 with 16 homers, 50 RBI, 59 runs and 12 stolen bases in 95 games.

Devers is playing through right forearm discomfort, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

Devers was visibly uncomfortable while whiffing at fastballs in Game 1 against Tampa Bay, fueling speculation about an injury. The issue seems unlikely to keep him out of the lineup for however long Boston remains in the postseason, but it could certainly hurt his production at the plate.

Urshela will bat seventh and play third base in Tuesday's wild-card matchup against the Red Sox.

Urshela will be playing through some pain after crashing into the Rays' dugout while making a defensive play Sunday, but he isn't dealing with anything that will keep him off the field. He'll move back to third base, the position he occupied for the bulk of the season, with Andrew Velazquez starting at shortstop.

Manager Aaron Boone confirmed Monday that Urshela (thigh) is expected to play in Tuesday's AL WIld Card Game against Boston, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports.

Urshela exited Sunday's season finale with a bruised thigh after crashing into the Rays' dugout while making a defensive play. He said after the game that he expected to be ready to go Tuesday, and that now appears to be all but confirmed. Boone said Urshela was still sore but is in a good enough place that he'd probably be in the lineup even if the game occurred Monday rather than Tuesday.

Nevin went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 12-4 loss to Toronto.

The 24-year-old got Baltimore on the board in the third inning with his first major-league homer. Nevin hit safely in all three games he started since he received a late-season call-up. He could be in the mix for a big-league job in spring training, but he'll need to show better than the .227/.305/.392 slash line he posted across 111 games with Triple-A Norfolk this year.

Devers went 4-for-5 with a pair of home runs, four RBI and three total runs scored in Sunday's 7-5 win over Washington.

The third baseman got Boston on the board with a solo shot in the fourth inning, then gave his team the lead with a two-run blast in the ninth. He also contributed an RBI single and a run during a three-run seventh. Devers concludes the regular season on a five-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 9-for-24 (.375) with three homers, five RBI and five runs scored. Overall, he has a .279/.352/.538 slash line with a career-high 38 long balls, 113 RBI, 101 runs scored and five stolen bases across 664 plate appearances.