Alex Cora Gives Positive Update On Red Sox Slugger Triston Casas [Video]

BOSTON — Triston Casas got his MRI results back Tuesday on his fractured rib, which has kept the Red Sox first baseman sidelined since April 20.

And the results bode well for Casas returning in the near future.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said following Boston’s 9-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park that Casas will take the next step in his rehab now that the MRI has come back clean.

“There’s a good chance he starts swinging this week,” Cora said. “We’ll get into the details tomorrow.”

Casas, who is on the 60-day injured list, has taken groundballs and initially targeted June 21 as his return date, but that’s obviously come and gone. Cora didn’t reveal an updated timeline for Casas.

Casas looked to build off last season when he tore it up over the second half of the campaign and finished thirdin American League Rookie of the Year voting. But the rib injury limited …