Yankees hire analyst Sean Casey as hitting coach, replacing fired Dillon Lawson
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have employed 12-year huge league veteran Sean Casey as their hitting coach for the rest of this season.
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The individual spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity as a result of the deal has not been formally introduced. Casey, 49, has been working for MLB Network as an analyst.
Casey’s hiring comes a day after the Yankees fired hitting coach Dillon Lawson following their 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs. New York is eight video games behind Tampa Bay within the AL East and has misplaced 4 of 5.
New York is batting simply .231 and ranks twenty first within the majors. The Yankees have performed greater than a month with out reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge, who injured his toe on June 3 after colliding with the best subject wall at Dodger Stadium. Judge hit an AL-record 62 homers final season.
Casey batted .302 with 130 house runs and 735 RBIs over 12 seasons, together with eight with the Cincinnati Reds highlighted by three NL All-Star picks. He additionally performed with Pittsburgh, Detroit and Boston.
It’s not the primary time Yankees normal supervisor Brian Cashman has plucked a TV character to hitch the teaching workers. Manager Aaron Boone labored for ESPN earlier than being employed in 2018.
Casey and Boone have been teammates in Cincinnati from 1998-2003.
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