{"id":71023,"date":"2024-04-21T11:04:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T15:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=71023"},"modified":"2024-04-21T11:04:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T15:04:12","slug":"boston-red-sox-casas-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/21\/boston-red-sox-casas-injured-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Red Sox Lose Another Player To The Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox can&#8217;t catch a break. The team features a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/20\/red-sox-starting-rotation-consistent-success\/\" target=\"_self\">surprisingly dominant pitching staff<\/a> and sits two games above .500. While many would have signed up for that at the beginning of the year, the team sits in last place with multiple important pieces out with injury.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the blows keep coming. The Red Sox announced on Sunday that they placed first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/casastr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triston Casas<\/a> on the 10-day Injured List with a left rib strain. Boston will call up catcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/heinety01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Heineman<\/a> from Triple-A to take Casas&#8217; place on the roster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RedSox?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RedSox<\/a> today placed 1B Triston Casas on the 10-Day Injured List with a left rib strain.<\/p>\n<p>To fill Casas\u2019 spot on the active roster, the club recalled C Tyler Heineman from Triple-A Worcester.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Red Sox (@RedSox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedSox\/status\/1782052950610682330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Boston Red Sox Place Triston Casas on the Injured List<\/h2>\n<p>Casas clearly experienced discomfort during his first-inning at-bat in Boston&#8217;s Saturday matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates. While he finished the at-bat (and earned a walk), he did not come out to play defense after the inning.<\/p>\n<p>When manager Alex Cora spoke to reporters after the game, Casas was still getting tests done. However, his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/20\/boston-red-sox-roster-depleted-with-triston-casas-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">initial outlook did not seem positive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s the last swing Triston Casas took before walking. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YA5FPLOFuj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YA5FPLOFuj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tyler Milliken (@tylermilliken_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tylermilliken_\/status\/1781780980023398414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the post-game press conference, Cora said, \u201cNo, he\u2019s not doing OK \u2026 we\u2019re checking on him, we\u2019ll know more throughout the night. When he came in [to the dugout], he said, \u2018I can play defense, but you need somebody to hit for me.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s news confirms the manager&#8217;s anxiety about the young slugger. While the Red Sox have dealt with injuries to key pieces all season, losing Casas is still a crushing blow. The 24-year-old leads the team in OPS (.857) and is among the team leaders in RBI and homers.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of anchoring the lineup, Casas will join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/storytr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor Story<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/oneilty01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler O\u2019Neill<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grissva01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vaughn Grissom<\/a> as position players on the injured list. This doesn&#8217;t even include that the team&#8217;s best hitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/deverra01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafael Devers<\/a>, has been out of the lineup recently with a bone bruise in his left knee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dalbebo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bobby Dalbec<\/a> replaced Casas at first in Saturday&#8217;s game and is expected to see increased playing in his absence. Malbec has struggled mightily in recent years. While he has upside and a pedigree as a former top prospect, Casas to the injured list could serve a fatal blow to the 2024 Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox can&#8217;t catch a break. The team features a surprisingly dominant pitching staff and sits two games above .500. While many would have signed up for that at the beginning of the year, the team sits in last place with multiple important pieces out with injury. Unfortunately, the blows keep coming. 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