Triston Casas is expected to return to the Red Sox’ lineup soon, but he still has some work to do in his rehab stint before getting called back up to the majors.
Alex Cora gave another hopeful injury update on the first baseman ahead of Saturday’s game against the Astros, though he’s not expecting Casas to be back with the team in the next few days.
“He’s playing today. We’ll talk to him tonight, just to see how he feels,” the Red Sox manager told reporters. “The quality of his at-bats are good, and he feels like he’s getting close, but we’ll see.