Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas’s voice cracks when asked about his late mother during ESPN broadcast while holding a microphone for a Mother’s Day game
- The question created a very uncomfortable and unnecessary situation for everyone
- Levels of extreme disapproval were rightly seen in his face during the question
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Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas was asked about his late mother in a wildly insensitive moment during their Mother’s Day game with the St. Louis Cardinals.
While participating in an on-field interview with the ESPN broadcast team, Casas was asked a question about his late mother as he manned the field during the top of the third inning during Sunday’s game.
“I know your mother passed away when you were young,” Karl Ravech said awkwardly on the ESPN broadcast. “What does Mother’s Day mean to you and your brother?”
After pausing as his expression could quickly become much more serious, Casas, whose mother died when he was just nine years old, said with a crack in his voice, “Yeah, uh — what happened was obviously unfortunate for me.”
“But I’ve had so many mother figures in my life. Whether they have my last name or not, I have so much support from everyone in and around my circle that I don’t even feel like I’ve missed anything.’
Red Sox 1B Triston Casas got an extremely awkward question about his late mother
Karl Ravech asked Casas about his late mother while on the field in a midgame interview
Casas has had a rough start to the season, hitting only .192 average and five home runs
“I know she’s watching me every day. I know she’s smiling, proud of me, but for the most part I think I’m on fire.”
The subject was as sensitive to Casas as it is to anyone else and seemed even more difficult to answer in the middle of a game.
Fortunately for Casas, the ball was not hit in an area that should have required a play as he endured the pain and discomfort of the ill-timed question.
It’s unlikely anyone would have blamed him for choosing not to answer the question or even ending the interview altogether mid-game once the insensitive question was asked.
Casas has had a rough start to the season, hitting only a .192 average, 14 RBIs and five home runs.