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Alex Cora mentioned postgame that Casas was hospitalized following the knee damage he suffered throughout a collision at first base.
Triston Casas suffered a critical knee damage after a collision at first base within the second inning throughout Friday’s sport towards the Twins.
Casas was operating out a floor ball when his left ankle awkwardly hit Twins first baseman Ty France within the second inning. Casas’s ankle appeared to twist because the Purple Sox first baseman tripped over France’s leg, inflicting him to fall to the bottom. Casas grabbed at his left knee and remained on the bottom, visibly shaken, for a while earlier than being stretchered off the sphere.
“It’s a big knee damage,” supervisor Alex Cora advised reporters of Casas’s standing after the sport. “He’s on the hospital proper now getting extra assessments and all that stuff. We’ll have extra info tomorrow.”
Cora didn’t specify a analysis or some other particulars.
It was a scary scene at Fenway Park as Casas lay immobile at first base. His teammates and Twins gamers seemed on because the medical employees tended to the 25-year-old. A stretcher was introduced out and employees helped Casas onto.
Casas was seen placing weight on his proper leg as he was positioned on the stretcher, however was unable to take action along with his left.
“It looks as if he was in shock, to be sincere with you,” Cora mentioned. “[Casas] mentioned immediately that he didn’t really feel it. It’s powerful. He works so exhausting. We would like him on the sphere. It’s a hustle play, too, and that occurred.”
Getting into Friday, Casas was struggling on the plate via 28 video games. Batting .184 with a .585 OPS and three residence runs, the left-handed hitter hoped to get issues going offensively with the calendar flipping to a brand new month.
On prime of that, Casas hoped for a wholesome season after torn cartilage in his left rib cage sidelined him for 4 months final 12 months. He performed simply 63 video games and batted .241 with 13 residence runs.
“You set a lot effort within the offseason. I understand how he works … and all the pieces he went via within the offseason to prepare for this,” Cora mentioned. “He was wanting ahead to have a giant season for us. It didn’t begin the best way he wished, however he stored grinding, stored working, and now this occurred. … It was powerful to see him.”
Cora mentioned the workforce isn’t certain but who will begin in Casas’s place shifting ahead. Romy Gonzalez changed him because the pinch runner and finally at first base for the remainder of the sport.
First base is just not a place of depth for Boston. Gonzalez and Connor Wong are the workforce’s solely two choices on the energetic roster as of postgame Friday; Wong has performed 14 video games at 1B in his MLB profession. He returned from the injured checklist (damaged finger) Friday.
At Triple-A, infielder Vaughn Grissom has performed 4 video games at first this season. He’s a member of the 40-man roster. Alex Binelas, who is just not a member of the 40-man roster, has performed 127 video games at 1B in his minor league profession.
No matter who replaces Casas, and for a way lengthy, it’s an all-around unlucky scenario.
“Horrible,” teammate Alex Bregman mentioned of Casas’s scenario (by way of MassLive’s Sean McAdam). “Clearly, we’re all enthusiastic about him and hoping for the perfect. Nice teammate and also you hate to see that occur. We’re all enthusiastic about him proper now.”
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