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Boston’s Triston Casas hits 3 home runs in 1st 3 at-bats vs Twins

By The Associated Press

Minnesota Twins v Boston Red Sox - Game One BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 22: Triston Casas #36 of the Boston Red Sox flips his bat a he watches his three-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of game one of a doubleheader at Fenway Park on September 22, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images) (Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

By The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s Triston Casas homered in his first three at-bats on Sunday in the opener of a split doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins.

The 24-year-old Casas has driven in seven runs. The Red Sox lead the Twins 8-1 in the seventh inning.

The record for homers in a game is four, and its been done 18 times in MLB history.

The last player to hit four in a game was J.D. Martinez, on Sept. 4, 2017, when he was playing for Arizona against the Los Angeles Dodgers. No AL player has done it since Josh Hamilton, playing for Texas, did it against the Baltimore Orioles May 8, 2012.

With the crowd cheering, he bounced to first in his fourth at-bat, ending the sixth inning.

Casas’ first came with two runners on off a first-pitch fastball from Pablo López in the opening inning. It sailed an estimated 400 feet, landing in the seats behind Boston’s bullpen.

His second — also off López — was an opposite field drive into the Green Monster seats in the third, also with two runners on that made it 6-0. It marked the second two-homer game of his career, the other came July 22nd of last season.

The third was on the first pitch from reliever Brent Headrick leading off the fifth inning and gave the Red Sox an 8-1 lead.


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