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Triston Casas
Boston Red Sox
First baseman / Third baseman
Born: (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 24)
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Triston Casas (born January 15, 2000) is an American baseball player in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 238 pounds (108 kg), Casas bats left-handed and throws right-handed.[1]

Career

Casas played high school baseball at American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida, where he played both corner infield positions.[2] In two varsity seasons at American Heritage, Casas had a .414 batting average with 11 home runs and 53 RBIs in 53 games played.[3] He graduated high school a year early to be eligible for the MLB draft.[4] Casas has played on the 18-under United States national baseball team,[2] and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup.[5] He also played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game in both 2016 and 2017.[6][7][8]

The Boston Red Sox chose Casas in the first round, with the 26th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[9] On June 10, 2018, it was reported that Casas agreed to terms with the Red Sox, and would receive a $2,552,800 bonus, once signed.[10] He signed with the Red Sox on June 14,[11] and was assigned to Boston's Rookie League team, the Gulf Coast League Red Sox.[12] He played his first professional game on June 22, going 0-for-3 as the designated hitter.[13] In a game on June 25, Casas was injured while playing third base; he subsequently underwent season-ending surgery on June 29,[14] to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb.[15]

Casas began 2019 with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League.[16] In early June, he was named to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.[17] In mid-June, Casas was added to the top 100 prospects list of Baseball America, at number 98.[18] In late August, he was named a South Atlantic League Postseason All-Star,[19] and recognition from Baseball America as the Red Sox 2019 Minor League Player Of The Year.[20][21] On September 1, Casas was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox.[22] In mid-September, he was named the Red Sox' minor league offensive player of the year.[23]

During 2020, with no minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Sox added Casas to their pool of reserve players on August 20, reportedly so he could participate in intra-squad workouts.[24] Cassas was subsequently invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.[25] Following the 2020 season, Casas was ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' number one prospect.[26]

References

  1. ^ "2018 Draft Tracker". MLB.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Fernandez, Andre C. (June 4, 2018). "Many scouts think he can become the face of a franchise. Will the Marlins draft him?". Miami Herald.
  3. ^ "Triston Casas' Baseball Stats". maxpreps.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Manuel, John (January 25, 2017). "Triston Casas Reclassifies For 2018". Baseball America.
  5. ^ "U-18 Baseball World Cup: quotes by WBSC President, managers and MVP Casas". WBSC. November 9, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Andy (July 24, 2016). "Box Score – 2016 Under Armour All-America Game". baseballfactory.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. ^ Dusenbury, Wells (March 21, 2017). "American Heritage's Casas selected to All America Game". Sun-Sentinel. Deerfield Beach, Florida.
  8. ^ Lund, Matt (August 10, 2017). "Box Score – 2017 Under Armour All-America Game". baseballfactory.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  9. ^ Furones, David (June 4, 2018). "American Heritage 1B, UM signee Triston Casas drafted by Red Sox, his 'dream team'". Sun-Sentinel. Deerfield Beach, Florida.
  10. ^ Cotillo, Chris (June 10, 2018). "2018 MLB Draft: Boston Red Sox agree to sign first-round pick Triston Casas". MassLive.com.
  11. ^ "Red Sox sign first-round Draft pick Casas". MLB.com. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  12. ^ "GCL Red Sox Roster". milb.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  13. ^ "GCL Red Sox vs. GCL Twins". milb.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  14. ^ O'Malley, Nick (June 29, 2018). "Boston Red Sox first-round pick Triston Casas will miss rest of season following thumb surgery". masslive.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  15. ^ "Top Red Sox draft pick Triston Casas out for season after thumb surgery". The Boston Globe. June 29, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018 – via Boston.com.
  16. ^ https://www.overthemonster.com/2019/4/4/18294668/2019-greenville-drive-preview-red-sox-prospects
  17. ^ Bloss, Joe (June 4, 2019). "Rodriguez, Casas headline SAL All-Stars". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  18. ^ Collins, Matt (June 13, 2019). "Two Red Sox prospects land on Baseball America's updated top 100". overthemonster.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  19. ^ "Triston Casas Named South Atlantic League All-Star". MiLB.com. Greenville Drive. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  20. ^ Speier, Alex (August 29, 2019). "Triston Casas: Red Sox 2019 Minor League Player Of The Year". Baseball America. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  21. ^ Smith, Christopher (August 30, 2019). "Triston Casas named 2019 Boston Red Sox Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America". masslive.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  22. ^ "Triston Casas Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  23. ^ @alexspeier (September 18, 2019). "Red Sox announce their minor league players of the year:" (Tweet). Retrieved September 18, 2019 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ Browne, Ian (August 20, 2020). "Red Sox add No. 2 prospect Casas to pool". MLB.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  25. ^ Hatfield, Chris (October 4, 2020). "Red Sox 2020 Fall Instructional Camp roster and details". SoxProspects.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  26. ^ Speier, Alex (November 12, 2020). "Ranking the top prospects in the Red Sox' farm system". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

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