Sean Casey (baseball)
Sean Thomas Casey (born July 2, 1974), nicknamed "The Mayor", is an American professional baseball first baseman and coach. He was the hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2023. He played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Boston Red Sox. Casey was selected to the MLB All-Star Game three times during his career. He was a broadcaster and commentator for the MLB Network. Early life and education Casey was born in Willingboro, New Jersey, the son of Joan and Jim Casey. He and his family moved to Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, when he was a child. He graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair, and the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, where he played college baseball for the Richmond Spiders. As a freshman for the Spiders in 1993, Casey had a .386 batting average, a .447 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .526 SLG, with two home runs. He was named a freshman All-American and second team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). As a sophomore in 1994, Casey batted .371 with a .656 SLG, 13 home runs, and 57 runs batted in (RBIs). He was named first team All-CAA. Following his sophomore season at Richmond, Casey played collegiate summer baseball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL), where he batted .338 with one home run and 30 RBIs, and was named a league all-star. In 2003, he was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame. In the 1995 season as a junior, Casey hit for a .461 batting average to lead all Division I players. Casey was again named first team All-CAA and won the CAA Player of the Year. He was also named a Second Team All-American and ECAC Player of the Year while becoming the first player to ever win the CAA Triple Crown. He graduated from Richmond and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Playing career Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Indians chose Casey in the second round, with the 53rd overall selection, of the 1995 MLB draft. Casey began his professional career with the Watertown Indians of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, where he batted .329 with two home runs. He was promoted to the Kinston Indians of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League to begin the 1996 season. He hit .331 with twelve home runs for Kinston. Casey started 1997 with the Akron Aeros of the Class AA Eastern League. On June 18, the Indians promoted Casey to the Buffalo Bisons of the Class AAA American Association after batting .386 with 19 doubles, 10 home runs and 66 RBIs in 62 games with Akron. In 20 games with Buffalo, Casey hit five home runs and 18 RBIs. On September 12, Casey was promoted to the Cleveland Indians as a September call-up. He appeared in six games for the Indians, going 2-for-10 (.200) with two walks and one RBI. Casey won the Lou