Get the latest Boston sports news
Receive updates on your favorite Boston teams, straight from our newsroom to your inbox.
Triston Casas hit his second MLB homer in first at-bat vs. Yankees
Casas ripped a 411-foot blast off the DraftKings sign at Fenway Park.
Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas was mired in a 2-for-21 slump entering Tuesday’s game, but he broke out of it in his first career at-bat against the Yankees.
After a scoreless first inning, Casas stepped up for his first plate appearance of the evening with Rafael Devers on third. Facing a 2-0 count, Casas connected hard on a 98-mph fastball from Yankees ace Gerritt Cole — driving it high over the Green Monster and off a DraftKings sign behind the bleachers.
Here’s a look at the homer.
Baseball Savant tracked the homer at 411 feet with an exit velocity of 108.6 mph.
Advertisement:
When he arrived in Boston, Casas noted that the Monster might catch a lot of his homers and turn them into doubles.
“My pull-side home runs go plenty far enough to go over the bullpen,” he said at the time. “My opposite-field hits are going to go off the Monster pretty frequently. I think it’s going to play great for my swing. I’m excited to get consistent at-bats and see what kind of numbers I’ll put up.”
Casas’ slow start to his MLB career didn’t worry Red Sox manager Alex Cora much.
Advertisement:
“He controls the zone. He doesn’t expand,” Cora said recently. “He has an understanding of the strike zone. The strike zone isn’t controlling him; he is controlling the strike zone, which is a lot different. He’s putting good swings on good pitches.”
Casas coaxed a walk in his second at-bat. The 22-year-old prospect is No. 26 in MLB Pipeline’s top 100 and No. 2 in the Red Sox’s organization overall.
To comment, please create a screen name in your profile
To comment, please verify your email address
Conversation
This discussion has ended. Please join elsewhere on Boston.com