Ex-MLB star Sean Casey 'completely tore his hamstring' during Savannah Bananas game, broadcaster says

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Sean Casey, a former MLB All-Star with the Cincinnati Reds, reportedly suffered a serious injury while he played for the highly popular Savannah Bananas baseball team on Friday night.

Cassey suffered a torn hamstring while running the bases as the team played at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, FanDuel Sports Network broadcaster Jim Day said during the Reds’ game against the Detroit Tigers.

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The Savannah Bananas played the Texas Tailgaters at Great American Ballpark on Friday, June 13, 2025.  (Phil Didion/The Enquirer / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

"It is real when you're running and you're 51 years of age," Day said, via The Cincinnati Enquirer. "He got a massive ovation. And he was at the plate. And he was rounding first base, thinking about going to second. And the crowd was cheering him on. Now he grabbed his hamstring. 

"I thought he was just playing to the crowd. You know like, 'Hey, I'm an older guy and it's hard for me to run.' Turns out he completely tore his hamstring. He completely tore the hamstring off the bone. He's got surgery this week. Took one for the team. . . . We wish Sean Casey the best. That's a tough one right there."

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The incident occurred in the bottom of the seventh inning. Casey was at the plate when the ball got away from the catcher. He took off for first.

Aug. 16, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia: New York Yankees hitting coach Sean Casey in the dugout before a game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. (Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)

The game included music, dancing,