Yankees hire 3-time All-Star as next hitting coach after stunning move

Sean Casey, a three-time MLB All-Star and TV analyst, was named the following New York Yankees hitting coach on Monday, the group introduced.

Casey will replace Dillon Lawson, who was fired  Sunday after the group’s loss to the Chicago Cubs. It was the primary time common supervisor Brian Cashman made an in-season transfer to shake up the teaching workers.

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Cincinnati Reds’ Aaron Boone #17 is congratulated by supervisor Bob Boone and Sean Casey after a ninth-inning game-winning dwelling run in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals on Could 5, 2003, in Cincinnati. (Mike Simons / AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

“I’ve been in a position to maintain my finger on the heartbeat of the sport, talking with present massive leaguers, watching an amazing quantity of video, breaking down movie as a part of my job and attempting to determine what hitters are doing bodily and mentally,” Casey mentioned in a press release. “So I be ok with being prepared for this chance to show and impart my expertise and concepts.”

Casey will serve beneath supervisor Aaron Boone. The 2 have been teammates once they performed for the Cincinnati Reds from 1998 to 2003.

“His ardour for hitting is infectious,” Boone added. “His potential to encourage is considered one of his biggest items, and I can’t await him to faucet into our gamers and assist them attain their potential. There’s little question in my thoughts that he could have an amazing influence on our group.”

Former Cincinnati Reds first baseman Sean Casey speaks throughout ceremonies enshrining him into the group’s Corridor of Fame, June 23, 2012, in Cincinnati. (AP Photograph / Al Behrman)

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Casey was a three-time All-Star when he was with the Reds. He additionally performed for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and Boston Purple Sox.

He hit .302 with 130 dwelling runs in 1,405 profession video games.

Lawson was named the hitting coach previous to the beginning of the 2022 season. That yr, Aaron Decide hit 62 dwelling runs in a stunning season and set the brand new American League dwelling run report.

Nevertheless, New York’s .231 batting common is twenty eighth within the majors, solely forward of the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland Athletics. The Tigers and the Athletics are each beneath .500 whereas the Yankees are vying for second and third within the American League East.

Sean Casey of the Cincinnati Reds bats throughout a sport in opposition to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Area in Chicago in the course of the 2000 season. (Ron Vesely / MLB Images by way of Getty Photographs / File)

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The Yankees are fifth within the majors with 129 dwelling runs however 18th in runs and twenty sixth in on-base proportion.

The Related Press contributed to this report.