Triston Casas
Triston Casas is an American baseball player in the Boston Red Sox organization. Listed at and, Casas bats left-handed and throws right-handed.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 RBIs in 53 games played. He graduated high school a year early to be eligible for the MLB draft. Casas has played on the 18-under United States national baseball team, and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup. He also played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game in both 2016 and 2017.
The Boston Red Sox chose Casas in the first round, with the 26th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. On June 10, 2018, it was reported that Casas agreed to terms with the Red Sox, and would receive a $2,552,800 bonus, once signed. He signed with the Red Sox on June 14, and was assigned to Boston's Rookie League team, the Gulf Coast League Red Sox. He played his first professional game on June 22, going 0-for-3 as the designated hitter. 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.
