Triston Casas

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Triston Casas
Boston Red Sox
First baseman
Born: (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 22)
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
U-18 Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 Thunder Bay Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team

Triston Casas (born January 15, 2000) is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 265 pounds (120 kg), Casas bats left-handed and throws right-handed.[1]

Amateur 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 runs batted in (RBIs) in 53 games played.[3] He graduated high school a year early to be eligible for the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[4] He played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game in both 2016 and 2017.[5][6][7] The Boston Red Sox chose Casas in the first round, with the 26th overall selection, of the 2018 MLB draft.[8]

Professional career[]

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.[9] He signed with the Red Sox on June 14,[10] and was assigned to Boston's Rookie League team, the Gulf Coast League Red Sox.[11] He played his first professional game on June 22, going 0-for-3 as the designated hitter.[12] In a game on June 25, Casas was injured while playing third base; he subsequently underwent season-ending surgery on June 29,[13] to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb.[14]

Casas began 2019 with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League.[15] In early June, he was named to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.[16] In mid-June, Casas was added to the top 100 prospects list of Baseball America, at number 98.[17] In late August, he was named a South Atlantic League Postseason All-Star,[18] and recognition from Baseball America as the Red Sox 2019 Minor League Player Of The Year.[19][20] On September 1, Casas was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox.[21] In mid-September, he was named the Red Sox' minor league offensive player of the year.[22] Over 122 games between the two clubs, Casas slashed .254/.349/.476 with 20 home runs and 81 RBIs.[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, so he could participate in intra-squad workouts.[24] He 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] Casas began the 2021 season in Double-A with the Portland Sea Dogs.[27] In addition to playing 77 games for Portland, Casas also appeared in nine games for the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, batting a combined .279 with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs.[28] After the regular season, Casas was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League,[29] and was named the starting first baseman for the East team in the league's annual Fall Stars Game.[30]

International career[]

Casas 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.[31]

In May 2021, Casas was named to the roster of the United States national baseball team for qualifying for baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in 2021 in Tokyo.[32] After the team qualified, he was named to the Olympics roster on July 2.[33] During the tournament, Casas hit home runs against South Korea, Japan, and the Dominican Republic.[34] The team went on to win silver, falling to Japan in the gold-medal game.[35]

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. ^ Ferguson, Andy (July 24, 2016). "Box Score – 2016 Under Armour All-America Game". baseballfactory.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Dusenbury, Wells (March 21, 2017). "American Heritage's Casas selected to All America Game". Sun-Sentinel. Deerfield Beach, Florida.
  7. ^ Lund, Matt (August 10, 2017). "Box Score – 2017 Under Armour All-America Game". baseballfactory.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Furones, David (June 4, 2018). "American Heritage 1B, UM signee Triston Casas drafted by Red Sox, his 'dream team'". Sun-Sentinel. Deerfield Beach, Florida.
  9. ^ Cotillo, Chris (June 10, 2018). "2018 MLB Draft: Boston Red Sox agree to sign first-round pick Triston Casas". MassLive.com.
  10. ^ "Red Sox sign first-round Draft pick Casas". MLB.com. June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  11. ^ "GCL Red Sox Roster". milb.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  12. ^ "GCL Red Sox vs. GCL Twins". milb.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Greenville Drive Preview". April 4, 2019.
  16. ^ Bloss, Joe (June 4, 2019). "Rodriguez, Casas headline SAL All-Stars". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  17. ^ Collins, Matt (June 13, 2019). "Two Red Sox prospects land on Baseball America's updated top 100". overthemonster.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  18. ^ "Triston Casas Named South Atlantic League All-Star". MiLB.com. Greenville Drive. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  19. ^ Speier, Alex (August 29, 2019). "Triston Casas: Red Sox 2019 Minor League Player Of The Year". Baseball America. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Triston Casas Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  22. ^ @alexspeier (September 18, 2019). "Red Sox announce their minor league players of the year:" (Tweet). Retrieved September 18, 2019 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ McWilliams, Julian (September 4, 2020). "Triston Casas has a plan at the plate, and it's getting attention in Pawtucket". The Boston Globe.
  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.
  27. ^ Avallone, Michael (May 13, 2021). "Casas homers twice, plates 6 in 4-hit night". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  28. ^ "Triston Casas Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  29. ^ Cundall, Ian (October 27, 2021). "Scouting Scratch: Breaking down the Arizona Fall League contingent". Sox Prospects. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  30. ^ "Here are lineups for tonight's Fall Stars Game". MLB.com. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  31. ^ "U-18 Baseball World Cup: quotes by WBSC President, managers and MVP Casas". WBSC. November 9, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  32. ^ "Team USA Announces Olympic Qualifying Roster". usabaseball.com. May 30, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  33. ^ "USA Baseball announces Olympics roster". MLB.com. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  34. ^ "Casas homers to lead U.S. Over South Korea". July 31, 2021.
  35. ^ "Baseball/Softball - United States vs Japan - Gold Medal Game Results". olympics.com. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

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