Red Sox 1B Triston Casas out for rest of season after rupturing left knee tendon

Boston – Boston Red Soss’s first baseman, Tiston Casus, was suffering from a burst tender on his left knee and was out for the rest of the season, the team said on Saturday.

The 25 -year -old Casas burst his Pateller tender first, the line slowly rolled the line and on Friday night, the Boston won against the twins of the Minnesota. Do not move knees – After lying on his back in pain – he was thrown into the stretcher before taking Boston to the hospital.

Chief Baseball Officer Craig Bracelo said the hospital’s Casas surgery would be performed, but the date was not determined.

“I talked to him last night,” Breslo said at a press conference discussing the injury outside Boston’s clubhouse. “We have exchanged text messages (today). We all are simply cared deeply about its overall wellness” “

Manager Alex Cora said that Casas worked hard while offsayson to play every day after absence of a lot of absence with the cartilage in his rib cage.

Regarding Casas’s struggle, Kora said, “To keep himself in that situation, he did outstanding things in the offseason.” He was going to play and play a lot. Now we have been able to concentrate on rehab after surgery and hope him is stronger than ever and ready to go next year. “

Casus batted only 12 with three Homer and 3 RBIs, but Breslo said he would be damaged, especially with the lack of depth of the team’s position.

“He definitely fought in the first month of the season, but we did not change that he was able to be produced in the first month of the season.” “This is a big loss. In addition to what we think we were to be offensively, he was like a stable presence in the protective side of the field – also a big personality and a big part of the clubhouse.”

During spring training, Casas talked about how his focus was felt more comfortable on the plate this season.

“You really want it until you do,” he said that he stood in his locker and explained his thoughts. “Then you don’t want it so much.”

Now, he has to focus on his recovery plan for the next season.

The left-handed batter Casas was placed on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, selected from the infielder/outfielder Abraham Toro Triple.

Kora said that Toro-a switch-heater-Romey would divide the time with Gonzalez. Who is the right hand bats.

Breslo said that the team is probably looking for long -term replacement.

“Unfortunately this is an opportunity to explore what is available,” he said. “We’ll see both internal and outside.”

Kora said that there was no plan to remove Rafael Darps, who was in third place through Alex Braggman, who had offsonson, free-agent acquisition Alex Bragman and had moved to the DH.

“We told him to do something in spring training that he did not agree with it in the beginning and now he feels very comfortable to do what he is doing,” said Kora. “As I tell you in spring training, he is my DH.”

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