The Boston Red Sox were hellbent on getting Pete Alonso to upgrade their first base spot but lost him to the AL East rival Baltimore Orioles. Fans of incumbent first baseman Triston Casas might have noticed the team seeming to forget about him.

Will the Boston Red Sox have a new first baseman in 2025? That's a topic of conversation that has picked up steam throughout the offseason and is ongoing. The

Triston Casas’ status as the 2026 Red Sox first baseman is unclear after chief baseball officer Craig Breslow didn’t commit to him last month.

The Boston Red Sox have been busy this offseason, and with rumors about their connection to many top free agents, Triston Casas has been lost in the shuffle. However, Alex Cora spoke on the young slugger at the winter meetings.

Boston Red Sox fans are praying that Triston Casas makes a full recovery and comes back even stronger in 2026. Since Casas suffered a ruptured patellar tendon on May 2, Boston’s been processing the reality of being without the slugger for all of 2025.

The Red Sox still need to add a big bat. Should they consider signing Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto? That and more reader questions in this week’s mailbag.