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Red Sox manager Alex Cora provides latest update on Triston Casas
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Triston Casas ’ status as the 2026 Red Sox first baseman is unclear after chief baseball officer Craig Breslow didn’t commit to him last month .
But Alex Cora still has faith in him.
“He’s still talented,” t he Red Sox manager said on MLB Network . “He’s still a good hitter. We just gotta get him healthy.”
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Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury in May. He underwent surgery to repair a left patellar tendon rupture.
“He’s been in Fort Myers the whole time after the season,” Cora said . “That’s great for a young guy to know what he needs to do to compete. He’s done that. Hopefully we can get him heathy.”
As for a timetable, Cora didn’t give one.
“There’s no timetable right now,” he said . “We just gotta get him right, and hopefully he can contribute next year.”
The 25-year-old struggled in 29 games, going 18-for-99 (.182) before he got hurt. In 2024, Casas dealt with fractured cartilage in his rib that limited him to just 63 games.
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The Red Sox have also been connected to first baseman Pete Alonso throughout the offseason , who they possibly could meet with Tuesday in Orlando at the Winter Meetings.
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