FORT MYERS, Fla. — Netflix released a trailer last week for its upcoming documentary, “The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox.”
First baseman Triston Casas appears on the initial promotional poster, trailer cover and materials which were sent out. The 25-year-old is holding a baseball bat and looking downward.
The doc will drop April 8.
Casas said he was unaware he was on the trailer cover until this reporter told him Saturday.
“I feel almost undeserving of it,” Casas said while sitting at his locker at JetBlue Park.
Casas has one of the most interesting personalities in the organization. But he also was limited to 63 games last year because of torn cartilage in his rib cage.
“I missed four months of the season so I guess I wasn’t expecting that,” Casas said. “Figured they’d put somebody who played the majority of the team’s games. But I guess it’s an honor to be the cover of that trailer. There’s a lot of amazing players in this clubhouse, so to be considered in that breadth is a cool honor. I’m excited for the doc though. I think it’s gonna be a good depiction of what it’s like to play a big league season, especially with the injuries, ups and downs. So I think it’s gonna be a great thing for everybody and the fans.”
Casas said he has not yet watched the trailer or the eight-episode series.
“I’m looking to just watch it all the way through whenever it comes out, whenever I have time,” he said.
Casas homers off Sale
Casas homered against lefty Chris Sale in the Red Sox’ 7-3 spring training loss to the Braves on Saturday. It was his second homer in four games.
He has a .167/.333/.458./791 line over 30 plate appearances in 10 Grapefruit League games.
“I’ve been feeling great,” Casas said. “My body feels great. My swing feels like it’s in a good place. And just been trying to be aggressive at the plate. I feel like when the time comes, I know how to take a ball and a walk. But for right now I’m just trying to be aggressive, and the swing’s feeling great, and so does my body, so I’m really happy with the way spring’s going.”
Manager Alex Cora was pleased to see Casas, a left-handed hitter, homer against one of baseball’s top left-handed pitchers.
“We’ve been talking about that,” Cora said. “He will play. He’s going to play against lefties and righties. We’re not going to platoon at first base. He can do that. He’s been working hard with (hitting coach) Pete (Fatse) to solve that. If you look at the numbers throughout his career it’s not great.”
Casas has a .227/.350/.422/.772 career line in 183 plate appearances against left-handed pitchers compared to a .256/.359/.487/.846 line in 657 plate appearances against righties.
“We do believe he can do it and this is the time just to let him be and then see where he takes us,“ Cora said.
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