Sean Casey, who served as the New York Yankees’ interim hitting coach in 2023 during Volpe’s rookie season, pushed back on ...

Yankees hitting coach Sean Casey talks with manager Aaron Boone during batting practice before an MLB game against the Royals at Yankee Stadium on July 21. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke By Erik ...

Sean Casey made an energetic first impression on Wednesday. The Yankees’ new hitting coach spent about 25 minutes with reporters over Zoom. While doing so, the former first baseman and MLB Ne… ...

Sean Casey, pictured in 2012, was hired as the Yankees’ hitting coach Monday. Getty Images Casey, who is one of Aaron Boone’s best friends from their years together on the Reds infield a ...

Sean Casey replaced Dillon Lawson after the All-Star break. Corey Sipkin for the NY Post The Yankees’ bottom-line numbers with Casey did not get any better than they were with Lawson.

When the Yankees hired Sean Casey to be their hitting coach during the All-Star break, the two sides said the former first baseman’s contract covered the rest of the 2023 season.

Casey, who was a teammate of Boone’s with the Reds from 1998-2003, said the Yankees skipper reached out to him over the weekend to gauge his interest in taking over for the remainder of the season.

Sean Casey with the Detroit Tigers in August 2006. MLB Photos via Getty Images “One thing I will stress is controlling the zone and hunting in the zone.

Sean Casey spoke to AA about his MLB playing background, the experience he got from coaching last year, and his media work to date.

Players, meanwhile, have spoken glowingly of Casey, a former first baseman. “Sean’s been great,” Judge said. “He brings a different philosophy.

When Sean Casey spent a season and a half with the Tigers from 2006-2007, DJ LeMahieu was a senior in high school, just outside of Detroit.

The Yankees hired Sean Casey over the All-Star break. Getty Images “I think he’s come in here and had an awesome impact on this team,” Boone said before the game.