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CINCINNATI REDS
AGE: 30
POSITION: First Base
BIRTHPLACE: Willingboro, NJ
RESIDES: Juniper, FL
COLLEGE: University of Richmond
PERSONAL: Wife Mandi, 2 sons
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Since
joining the Reds in 1998, Sean Casey’s worthy deeds
have set a high standard. He and his wife Mandi are active
in Big Brother/Big Sisters. They have mentored Ben Taylor,
a young man from Cincinnati, for seven years. For the
past four years, Sean’s “Casey’s Crew”
invites 24 underprivileged children to the ballpark for
every Saturday home game. As the honorary co-chairman
of the “BatsIncredible” public arts project,
he helped raise $250,000 for local charities. Sean participates
in the Make-A-Wish program held every Friday during batting
practice. He posed for the Cincinnati Reds Zoo calendar.
He donated $50,000 to Garth Brooks’ “Teammates
for Kids” program. Active with Lighthouse Youth
Services, Sean serves as their spokesperson, in addition
to contributing $50,000 to the organization. Mandi and
he are co-chairing the Lighthouse Capital campaign, as
well as raising money for their Youth Crisis Center, Lighthouse
School and Lighthouse Youth Center. Last year, Sean initiated
the Joe Nuxhall Character program. Producing baseball
cards that feature his image on the front and a different
character trait on the back, Sean will visit several schools
to speak about character and its importance.
A
3-time NL All-Star, Sean Casey’s .304 career batting
average is the 10th highest in Reds history and ranks
17th among active players. Last year, he received the
Ernie Lombardi Award as the Reds’ MVP and the Joe
Nuxhall Good Guy Award. In 1999, he received the Hutch
Award.
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