"This dude is a living meme"; "Looking like Spiderman out there" - MLB fans react to masked Triston Casas' hilarious stretching routine
Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas grabbed headlines in September 2022 for his unique pregame routine. While many players take reps or some hitting practice warming up themselves for 18 innings of baseball, Casas hits differently.
On Tuesday, ahead of the game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Casas was wearing a red Supreme ski mask and carrying out his laid-back stretching routine while going shirtless at Fenway Park.
This caused a stir among fans on social media, with fans chipping in with hilarious reactions.
"Would love to hear the reasoning behind this," one fan commented.
"Peak male physique," another added.
"Looking like Spiderman out there what in the world," another wrote.
"Which episode of the boys is this from?" one take was inspired by famous TV series.
The hilarious reactions continued, with some not so impressed with his pregame routine.
"Is this a Fu*n joke! Dudes already OCD AT THE PLATE! WEERD isums," one fan posted.
"This dude is a living meme," another added.
"look at this CORNBALL dude," another commented.
Well, if it helps, Triston Casas' pregame more often than not works. Against the Blue Jays, he went 1-3 with one walk, one RBI and two runs scored.
Triston Casas appreciates Red Sox veterans coming clean about their views on his pregame routine
Triston Casas' pregame routine since his time in the minors includes sunbathing shirtless in the outfield and sometimes sleeping in the clubhouse. However, once he brought his pregame routine to the majors, the Red Sox veterans didn't like it.
“Are you (expletive) kidding me?” one Red Sox pitcher said after seeing Casas shirtless in the outfield.
For Casas, he took the criticism in a positive way, saying it means the team actually cares about him and that the veterans are expecting him to be in the majors for a long time.
“I would have been more concerned if they weren’t saying anything to me,” Casas said in February 2023 via Mass Live. “I felt like that would have meant they didn’t feel like I was going to be (in the majors long). I think the fact they were telling me stuff, the fact they were getting on me for the little things meant that they wanted me to go about things the right way.
"They wanted me to make sure that I’m going to carry on that tradition throughout the years when I stay up here.”
We are in 2024, and it seems Casas is taking his pregame routine a notch up.