Eduardo NunezOF | Mets

Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters that Eduardo Nunez was removed from Game 3 of the ALCS on Tuesday due to lingering right ankle discomfort.October 16, 2018 | 07:55 PM

Nunez initially injured the ankle while making the final out of Boston's ALDS defeat of the Yankees last Wednesday. "I think defensively he's been battling as far as that first step," Cora said Tuesday night. "He hasn't been able to push off." Rafael Devers replaced Nunez in the fourth inning of Game 3 and will likely start at third base for the Red Sox in ALCS Game 4.

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