The Reds have had some immensely popular players over the years.
Tony Perez was one of the biggest. So was Johnny Bench. Barry Larkin was a local guy, as was Pete Rose. Chris Sabo was another one. Now it’s Joey Votto.
But for a while, it was Sean Casey.
Sean Casey exploded onto the Riverfront Stadium scene in 1999 the same way the Reds did. It was a career-year for Casey. The Reds first baseman batted .332, smacked 25 homers, drove in 99, scored 103 runs, had 197 hits and doubled 42 times.
He was a 6’4” left-handed hitting first baseman and the most popular player on the team.