Fanduel Sports Network’s Jim Day said Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer and former fan favorite Sean Casey, who appeared Friday night at Great American Ball Park in the Savannah Bananas game, was injured while running the bases, and will need surgery.
Casey walked, but hustled as he rounded first base, when the injury appeared to take place.
“It is real when you’re running and you’re 51 years of age,” Day said during the Reds-Tigers broadcast Saturday. “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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