Unexpected news: The coach of the New York Yankees is on leave due to…
The Yankees are looking for a new hitting coach once again.
Sean Casey announced on his podcast Wednesday that he will not be returning to his role next season for family reasons, despite the club expressing interest in potentially having him back after he joined them midseason.
Casey, 49, had replaced fired hitting coach Dillon Lawson at the All-Star break with a plan to re-evaluate his future with the team at the end of the year.
“It was a tough decision for me,” Casey said on an episode of “The Mayor’s Office” that was released Wednesday. “There was no offer made, but I do think I could have come back had I wanted to. That time right now is not perfect for me. We’ll see what happens in the next few years here.”
On the final day of the regular season, Casey had said he had spoken with manager Aaron Boone (his longtime friend after playing together on the Reds) and general manager Brian Cashman about coming back next year, but that he had to talk to his family about it before making a decision.
Upon further reflection, Casey decided he was not ready to pursue the full-time opportunity with the Yankees.
“Boonie and I had talked about coming back next year and what that would look like,” Casey said on his podcast. “Before any offer could be exchanged between both of us, I just told him that I’m not going to be able to come back next year, just because I got my two daughters at home. My daughter Jillian is 13, my daughter Carli is 17. I think also too, getting divorced a few years ago, I had those girls 50 percent of the time.
“I just can’t imagine being away for eight months, in New York, while they’re here in Pittsburgh. For me, I just decided to get back to what I was doing before I joined the Yankees.”
Casey, a former three-time All-Star, was working as an MLB Network analyst before the Yankees hired him shortly after firing Lawson
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