Triston Casas tells the story of his father's arrest during a Little League game

“One day I go out and come back to the dugout crying (expletive), and that’s what a six-year-old does; he sits on the bench and he cries and he doesn't want to come out when his team is playing defense,” Casas recalled during a live interview on ESPN during the fourth round. “So my dad, being the dad that he is, trying to teach me the lessons that he did in his own way, walked into the dugout. He actually grabbed me by my shirt, dragged me to the line and, in true Looney Tune fashion, kicked me onto the field.

“And actually, I had one of my best friends that I went to high school with later, he ended up playing pro ball, his mom actually called child services about my dad and got him arrested on the field. Really, no joke. I see my father leave in the police car, get arrested and spend the night in prison.

As chaotic as the diamond day was, Casas noted on the show that he learned an “extremely valuable lesson” from the whole ordeal.

“It’s because I had a responsibility towards my teammates. I had a responsibility to my coaches, to the parents who were there that day, to all the fans who were at that Little League game, to go out there and give my best, no matter what. It doesn’t matter how I felt on the bench,” Casas said. .

“No matter what I went through that day, or whatever little difficulties I felt on the way out, I still apply every time because sometimes I just want to sit on that bench after I get out, and I want to cry and I want to cry. But that's not how baseball works.

Casas has been on the mend for nearly two months after suffering a torn rib cage cartilage in late April – but has started to make significant progress.

According to Julian McWilliams of The Boston GlobeCasas has started swinging the bat again as part of his recovery — and hopes to be back in Boston's lineup by the start of the team's series against the Marlins, which begins July 2.

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