Boston Purple Sox first baseman Triston Casas was positioned on the 10-day injured record with a ruptured left patellar tendon on Saturday.
Casas left Friday night time’s recreation in opposition to the visiting Minnesota Twins on a stretcher after struggling the harm within the backside of the second inning.
He beat out a check-swing tapper that Twins pitcher Joe Ryan misplayed for an error. After stepping laborious on prime of the primary base bag, his left foot hit the foot of Minnesota first baseman Ty France and he fell laborious on his left knee.
Purple Sox supervisor Alex Cora known as it “a big knee harm” after Boston’ 6-1 win over the Twins.
Cora stated Casas did not totally perceive what had occurred as he was labored on by trainers.
“It looks as if he was in shock, to be sincere to you,” Cora stated. “He stated straight away that he did not really feel it. It is powerful. He works so laborious and we wish him on the sphere. That was a hustle play, too, and that occurred.”
Casas was changed by Romy Gonzalez at first base.
Casas, 25, is batting .182 with three homers and 11 RBIs in 29 video games this season.
Casas additionally bumped into misfortune final season, when he was restricted to 63 video games resulting from a left rib cage harm. He batted .241 with 13 homers and 32 RBIs.
The Purple Sox introduced a number of different roster strikes Saturday.
Left-handed pitcher Brennan Bernardino was reinstated from the bereavement record.
The Purple Sox additionally activated infielder Abraham Toro from Triple-A Worcester and optioned right-handed pitcher Luis Guerrero to Worcester.
–Subject Degree Media
