Triston Casas

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]

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

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]

The Red Sox invited Casas to spring training as a non-roster player in 2022.[31] Casas returned to Worcester to start the 2022 season.[32]

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.[33]

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.[34] After the team qualified, he was named to the Olympics roster on July 2.[35] During the tournament, Casas hit home runs against South Korea, Japan, and the Dominican Republic.[36] The team went on to win silver, falling to Japan in the gold-medal game.[37]

References
  1. "2018 Draft Tracker". MLB.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. 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. "Triston Casas, One of Red Sox Top Prospects, Among Non-Roster Invitees for Spring Training". March 12, 2022.
  32. Callis, Jim (April 6, 2022). "Here's where Red Sox Top 30 prospects are starting '22". MLB.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  33. "U-18 Baseball World Cup: quotes by WBSC President, managers and MVP Casas". WBSC. November 9, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  34. "Team USA Announces Olympic Qualifying Roster". usabaseball.com. May 30, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  35. "USA Baseball announces Olympics roster". MLB.com. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  36. "Casas homers to lead U.S. Over South Korea". July 31, 2021.
  37. "Baseball/Softball - United States vs Japan - Gold Medal Game Results". olympics.com. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

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