The Boston Red Sox's fill-in first baseman endeared himself to the fan base in 2024, but he still found himself dropped from the roster on Friday.
Making a difficult roster move is one of the most unenviable duties of a Major League Baseball front office. And the Boston Red Sox had to make one on Friday.
However, since Casas had been on the 60-day IL, someone had to be removed from the 40-man roster in order to open up a spot. And though there was someone obvious that could be, there was a sizable contingent of Red Sox fans hoping it wouldn't happen., the Red Sox are expected to designate first baseman Dominic Smith for assignment. Smith, who had been signed to help replace Casas at the end of April, played in 83 games for Boston this season.
Smith also pitched on three occasions when the Red Sox were getting blown out, and held the Red Sox's opponents scoreless in each of his three innings pitched. He left the mound with a big smile each time, to the delight of his teammates and manager Alex Cora in the dugout.
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