The Boston Red Sox faced the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol on Tuesday night in the second game of their two-game exhibition series. On Monday night in Mexico, the Red Sox easily won the first game, 10-1. However, one of their main players was unable to participate on Tuesday due to a hand injury. After Monday’s game, first baseman Triston Casas had X-rays taken after being struck in the hand by a line drive ground ball. Red Sox fans were relieved when the X-rays came back negative, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com. Nevertheless, as a safety measure
On Tuesday night, Nick Sogard took over for the Red Sox at first base. If nothing is reported between Tuesday night and Thursday, Casas could avoid going to the injured list before Opening Day because he did not sustain structural damage to his hand. Casas was only able to play 63 games in 2024 due to torn cartilage in his left rib cage. From April 21 until August 16, he was unable to play due to the persistent injury.
Casas was hardly ever in the starting lineup against lefties after his return. In 183 at-bats, his career slash line against lefties is mediocre. 227/.350/.422. Because of this, he has hit 35 of his 42 home runs in his career against right-handed pitchers, and in 2024, the Red Sox only allowed him to make 61 plate appearances against lefties. When healthy, Casas has been a bright spot in the Red Sox lineup. In 2023, he recorded 132 games with an OPS+ of 129 and a 2.2 WAR.
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