"When Triston Casas went down and Rafael Devers refused to consider helping at first base, Toro arrived. And despite not much success in the past as a guy filling in at the corners (mid-.600 OPS across his career) Toro put together a bit of a hot streak. In May he slashed .296/.296/.537 with 3 home runs and, you guessed it, zero walks."
"As June turned to July and July turned to August, Abraham Toro was exposed. He'd put up and OPS well under .600 over those two months. Craig Breslow would not acquire help at first base at the deadline, instead relying on Toro and Romy Gonzalez (who was coming into his own). While the Red Sox would later add Nathaniel Lowe to the fold, in the meantime first base was as painful as watching Orson Welles sell wine."
Abraham Toro filled the Red Sox's first-base vacancy after Triston Casas was injured and Rafael Devers declined to move. He produced a hot May (.296/.296/.537, 3 HR, 0 BB) and a more balanced June (.279/.354/.407, 2 HR, 8 BB), enabling call-ups of Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony. Toro slumped in July and August, posting an OPS under .600 across those months, leaving first base thin until Nathaniel Lowe was acquired. Defensively Toro made several impressive stretches despite a lack of elite fielding metrics. Arbitration eligibility clouds his return, though he could provide depth in Worcester.
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