this new york yankees‘ New hitting coach knows a thing or two about big league hitting
Sean Casey played for five different teams in his 12-year MLB career with a career batting average of .302. He then moved to work for MLB Network in 2009 and watched a lot of baseball as a studio analyst.
What he’s seen so far from the Bronx Bombers has troubled him.
“I see a lot of five-inning, six-inning, seven-inning, even eight-inning games,” Casey told reporters on a Zoom call Wednesday. “For me, looking in from the outside, I’d be like, ‘This has nothing to do with yankees. It’s not the Yankees’ way. That’s not what these people do.
Casey’s former Cincinnati Reds teammate and New York head coach Aaron Boone hired him on Monday to replace hitting coach Dillon Lawson, who is the team’s head coach. yankees fired the day before
At the end of the first half of the regular season, yankees Second-worst in hits in the majors (690, beating only Oakland) and tied with Detroit for 28th in batting average (.231)
Reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge appeared on the injured list for the second time, which prevented the team’s offensive vacancies from being filled consistently.
Casey said he has been in contact with Judge, first baseman Anthony Rizzo, third baseman Josh Donaldson, outfielder Harrison Budd and rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe — among former minor league teammates. Anthony Volpe was only able to shake off his earlier slump after Austin Wells advised him to adjust. His batting stance.
this yankees A first-half record of 49-42 put them in fourth place in baseball’s best division, the American League East, with three teams recording 50 victories and all five teams with . higher than 0.500
“In New York, the expectations for myself were high,” Casey said. “I want to step in and make an impact. I think the most important thing for all of us is that you have to make sure you’re focused on your work, and I think sometimes if you start worrying about what is expected of you, You can’t do your best in the trenches.”
Casey will join the team in person at Yankee Stadium on Thursday before the team flies West to start the second half of the season with road series against the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Angels.
— On-site media