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Posted By admin on March 7, 2021

Red Sox infield prospect Triston Casas returned to Fort Myers on Thursday night and is currently undergoing the intake process before reporting back to the Fenway South complex.

Casas, the top prospect in Bostons farm system according to Baseball America, had been in Boston for a non-baseball-related medical issue.

With Casas, were getting closer, Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters Saturday morning. Hes actually here in Fort Myers. Hes not here in the facility, still going through intake and all that stuff. But we feel confident that, hopefully, he can join the team over the course of the week. So things are trending in the right direction.

Casas, who turned 21 in January, is currently one of 34 non-roster invitees at major-league spring training. The left-handed hitting, right-handed throwing corner infielder was originally selected by Boston in the first round of the 2018 amateur draft out of American Heritage High School in Plantation, Fla.

The specific reason as to why Casas was in Boston is unclear, but the fact that he was there to be evaluated for a non-baseball medical issue caused quite the stir in regards to thinking about the Florida natives long-term outlook.

As of now, theres a lot of people involved in this situation, said Cora. And people are feeling better the last few days. So hopefully, like I said, if you see him joining the team, thats a good sign. The fact that hes here already is a positive step and hoping that he can join us. I think a lot of people are feeling better the last few days.

With no minor-league baseball last year, Casas is coming off a 2020 season in which he spent time at both the Red Sox alternate training site in Pawtucket and fall instructional league in Fort Myers, where he was one of the more impressive position players in attendance.

The last time he saw any organized minor-league action, the 6-foot-4, 252 lb. infielder slashed .256/.350/.480 with 20 home runs and 81 RBI over 120 total games between Class-A Greenville and High-A Salem en route to being named Bostons 2019 minor league offensive Player of the Year.

Casas is slated to begin the 2021 minor-league season with Double-A Portland, but the hope is he will have the opportunity to get into some Grapefruit League games before then.

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Red Sox top prospect Triston Casas back in Fort Myers: The fact that hes here already is a positive step, Alex Cora says - Yardbarker

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