Triston Casas
Triston Casas (born January 15, 2000) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Red Sox selected him in the first round of the 2018 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut in 2022. Casas was a member of the United States national baseball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which won the silver medal. Amateur career Casas played high school baseball at American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida, where he played both corner infield positions. 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. He reclassified and graduated high school a year early to be eligible for the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. He played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game in both 2016 and 2017. Professional career The Boston Red Sox chose Casas in the first round, with the 26th overall selection, of the 2018 MLB draft. He signed with the Red Sox, receiving a $2,552,800 signing bonus, the full slot value for the pick. He was assigned to Boston's Rookie League team, the Gulf Coast League Red Sox. In a game on June 25, Casas was injured while playing third base; he subsequently underwent season-ending surgery on June 29, to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb. Casas began 2019 with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League. In early June, he was named to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game. In mid-June, Casas was added to the top 100 prospects list of Baseball America, at number 98. In late August, he was named a South Atlantic League Postseason All-Star, and recognition from Baseball America as the Red Sox 2019 Minor League Player Of The Year. On September 1, Casas was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox. In mid-September, he was named the Red Sox' minor league offensive player of the year. Over 122 games between the two clubs, Casas slashed .254/.349/.476 with 20 home runs and 81 RBIs. During 2020, with no minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, the Red Sox added Casas to their pool of reserve players on August 20, so he could participate in intra-squad workouts. He was subsequently invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league. Following the 2020 season, Casas was ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' number one prospect. Casas began the 2021 season in Double-A with the Portland Sea Dogs. 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. After the regular season, Casas was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League, and was named the starting first baseman for the East team in the league's annual Fall Stars Game. The Red Sox invited Casas to spring training as a non-roster