Boston Red Sox
“Casas tried to swing. It didn’t go well.”
Triston Casas has been hindered by several injuries over the last few weeks. Matthew J Lee/The Boston Globe
April 7, 2026 | 6:55 PM
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Triston Casas didn’t open the 2026 season on the Red Sox’ roster.
And, the 26-year-old infielder — working his way back from a torn left patellar tendon that ended his 2025 season last May — doesn’t seem very close to a return this season.
Casas, already rehabbing that knee injury down in Florida, has had his recovery stalled over the last week due to a rib muscle strain.
After being shut down for about a week, Casas was expected to resume hitting on Monday to see how the ailing muscle injury responded to treatment.
Speaking ahead of Tuesday’s home game against the Brewers, Red Sox manager Alex Cora had a discouraging update.
“Casas tried to swing. It didn’t go well,” Cora said, per MassLive’s Chris Cotillo. “He’s going to go for imaging this week. I don’t know when. That’s where we’re at.”
Injuries continue to pile up for Casas, who was once looking like Boston’s franchise first baseman after a breakout season with Boston in 2023.
But, after slugging 24 home runs and driving in 65 runs across 132 games that season, Casas has only appeared in 92 games since the start of the 2024 campaign.
That knee injury suffered last May has been the most sizable setback over the last few seasons for Casas, but he was hampered for more than 60 games during the 2024 campaign after tearing cartilage in his rib cage off a hard swing against Pittsburgh in April 2024.
Even though Boston acquired Willson Contreras this past winter as a replacement for Casas at first base, getting Casas healthy and back up in the big leagues would have been a welcome sight for a Red Sox lineup that could use his pop at the plate — even if utilized in a bench role or as part of rotation at the DH spot.
Instead, the waiting game continues for Casas as he tries to put several injury woes behind him.
Conor Ryan is a staff writer covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role he has held since 2023.
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