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

Sean Casey, a erstwhile MLB All-Star with the Cincinnati Reds, reportedly suffered a superior wounded portion helium played for the highly fashionable Savannah Bananas shot squad connected Friday night.

Cassey suffered a torn hamstring portion moving the bases arsenic the squad played astatine Great American Ballpark successful Cincinnati, FanDuel Sports Network broadcaster Jim Day said during the Reds’ crippled against the Detroit Tigers.

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

"It is existent erstwhile you're moving and you're 51 years of age," Day said, via The Cincinnati Enquirer. "He got a monolithic ovation. And helium was astatine the plate. And helium was rounding archetypal base, reasoning astir going to second. And the assemblage was cheering him on. Now helium grabbed his hamstring. 

"I thought helium was conscionable playing to the crowd. You cognize like, 'Hey, I'm an older feline and it's hard for maine to run.' Turns retired helium wholly tore his hamstring. He wholly tore the hamstring disconnected the bone. He's got country this week. Took 1 for the team. . . . We privation Sean Casey the best. That's a pugnacious 1 close there."

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The incidental occurred successful the bottommost of the seventh inning. Casey was astatine the sheet erstwhile the shot got distant from the catcher. He took disconnected for first.

Aug. 16, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia: New York Yankees hitting manager Sean Casey successful the dugout earlier a crippled against the Atlanta Braves astatine Truist Park. (Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)

The crippled included music, dancing, non-baseball games, backflips and featured Reds players similar Todd Frazier, Bronson Arroyo and Sean Casey. (Phil Didion/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

As Casey came astir archetypal base, helium started to tug astatine his hamstring. The Bananas sent a pinch-runner for Casey and helium came disconnected of the field.

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"What a infinitesimal to person 1 much AB successful beforehand of the top fans successful the satellite past nighttime successful Cincinnati!!" Casey wrote connected X. "Thx to @TheSavBananas n @YellowTuxJesse for the opportunity! Banana Ball is truthful fun, what an experience! I was hoping for 1 much treble successful the gap, but I’ll instrumentality the locomotion for the squad n choky greeting hammy."

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