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Red Sox Face First Base Crisis After Guerrero's Extension

4/12/2025

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The Boston Red Sox are grappling with a first base dilemma, relying solely on Triston Casas as their MLB-ready player. Hopes of landing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. vanished when he inked a hefty extension with the Blue Jays. While radio host Tony Massarotti proposed shifting Roman Anthony to first base, this move risks stunting his growth and fails to address the team's left-handed batting gap.

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The Boston Red Sox are grappling with a first base dilemma, relying solely on Triston Casas as their MLB-ready player. Hopes of landing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. vanished when he inked a hefty extension with the Blue Jays. While radio host Tony Massarotti proposed shifting Roman Anthony to first base, this move risks stunting his growth and fails to address the team's left-handed batting gap.