{"id":81277,"date":"2024-07-25T19:11:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T23:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=81277"},"modified":"2024-07-25T19:11:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T23:11:41","slug":"red-sox-triston-casas-nearing-potential-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/25\/red-sox-triston-casas-nearing-potential-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured Red Sox Infielder Nearing Potential Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a sign he could be nearing a return, Boston Red Sox first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/casastr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triston Casas<\/a> could start a rehab assignment by the end of this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/breslcr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig Breslow<\/a>, the club\u2019s Chief Baseball Officer, said on Thursday. Casas has been out since mid-April. There have been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/19\/red-sox-casas-grissom-potential-returns\/\" target=\"_self\">varying reports<\/a> regarding his return timetable over the last few months. But a direct statement from someone within the organization points to a positive sign in the 24-year-old\u2019s progression.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Triston Casas is taking full BP and could begin a rehab assignment by the end of the week, Craig Breslow said on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGregHillShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheGregHillShow<\/a>. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ygL8De44D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ygL8De44D4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boston Sports Gordo (@BOSSportsGordo) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BOSSportsGordo\/status\/1816488880255766913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Triston Casas Nearing Potential Return to Red Sox Lineup<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casas has been out since April 20 when he sustained a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/21\/boston-red-sox-casas-injured-list\/\" target=\"_self\">left rib strain<\/a> during a swing. Originally, he was placed on the 10-day injured list. However, just a week later, Casas was transferred to the 60-day IL, where he has been since. Reports began <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/25\/red-sox-injury-update-casas-whitlock\/\" target=\"_self\">as early as May<\/a> that the first baseman was trending towards returning, but that never materialized. Casas has been on and off with baseball activities during points of his rehab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of Thursday, Casas is now taking full batting practice, a new and comforting sign for Red Sox fans. He had previously struggled to swing the bat occasionally due to the nature of his injury. Breslow did not specifically state when Casas would begin his rehab assignment. It appears that previous reports that he wouldn\u2019t be back until September are false, though.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think he could find himself in rehab games pretty quickly, as quickly as potentially the end of this week,\u201d Breslow said on The Greg Hill Show. \u201cHe\u2019s made quite a bit of progress over the last week or so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Craig Breslow on Triston Casas potentially beginning a rehab assignment:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe&#8217;s made quite a bit of progress over the last week or so, where he&#8217;s taking swings at full intensity and taking full batting practice. So, I think he could find himself in rehab games pretty quickly, as\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7P0oVjzYkH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/7P0oVjzYkH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beyond the Monster (@BeyondtheMnstr) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeyondtheMnstr\/status\/1816511174915354949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Casas\u2019 exit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=smithdo02,smith-004dom&amp;search=Dominic+Smith&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-07-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dominic Smith<\/a> has taken over most of the first base duties for Boston. Smith is doing a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/25\/dominic-smith-helping-red-sox\/\" target=\"_self\">good job<\/a>, batting .324 with two homers and a 1.014 OPS in his last 15 contests. Still, though, Casas\u2019 return will allow one of the Red Sox\u2019s most explosive bats to help the offense. In 22 games this season, he had six homers, 10 RBI, 12 walks, and a .857 OPS. Casas broke onto the scene in 2023, batting .263 with 24 home runs and 65 RBI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a sign he could be nearing a return, Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas could start a rehab assignment by the end of this week, Craig Breslow, the club\u2019s Chief Baseball Officer, said on Thursday. Casas has been out since mid-April. 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