Even before Casas' injury, Boston’s roster featured a litany of intriguing and evolving puzzle pieces for manager Alex Cora to fit together.

While Alex Cora said Triston Casas’ injury could have been worse, the Red Sox manager says the first baseman still faces a long road back.

Casas suffered the injury while running to first after hitting a slow roller up the first-base line in the second inning of Boston's 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday. He fell awkwardly and was carted off the field before he was eventually hospitalized.