By now you’ve probably seen the home run that Triston Casas smacked in last night’s game against the Rays, the first homer of his Big League career. He got a mid-90s fastball up and in, whipped his bat around much quicker than someone his size looks capable of, and turned on it, depositing it over the right field fence. It was a hell of a swing, displaying the bat speed and power that have made him one of the top prospects in baseball.
And it wasn’t even my favorite Triston Casas swing of the night.
In the seventh inning, Casas stepped in to face lefty Brooks Raley with two outs and the bases empty.