50-Year-Old Former MLB Star Is Turning Heads After Tearing His Hamstring in Bananas Game

The Savannah Bananas have become a must-watch for basically every city they go to across the United States. 

The Bananas have brought a new wrinkle to the game of baseball, which includes players using stilts and wearing cut-off jerseys, and even umpires doing backflips while making the calls. 

On Friday, the Bananas tour continued in Cincinnati at Great American Ballpark. 

In the process, former Cincinnati Reds star Sean Casey, who is 50 years old and turns 51 in July, made a special cameo in a neat moment for the Cincinnati faithful. 

Unfortunately, Casey's return to Great American Ballpark is one he will never forget for some different reasons. 

In the bottom of the 7th inning on Friday night, Casey drew a four-pitch walk. Ball four went past the catcher, and Casey took off trying to get to second base. 

But Casey pulled up in pain while grabbing his hamstring before returning to first base. 

Sean Casey tore his hamstring rounding first base during a Savannah Bananas game

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On Saturday, during the game between the Reds and the Detroit Tigers, Jim Day of FanDuel Sports Network even revealed that Casey tore his hamstring and now needs surgery, per Dave Clark of The Cincinnati Enquirer. 

Fans couldn't help but react to Casey's injury in his Bananas cameo in front of the home crowd. 

"… and kids, that’s how Sean Casey became a Voyageur," the Chaska Voyageurs account wrote, which plays in the Federal League. 

"that's so Sean Casey," another wrote. 

"He's 50. He could have pulled his hamstring watching Family Feud," another fan wrote. 

"He's still getting hurt," another said. 

"I had to read that twice," another fan stated. 

"Naa I draw the line here cancel the whole thing not my guy Sean Casey," another wrote.

Casey quoted the video on Saturday with a post, saying that "Banana Ball is so fun, what an experience! I was hoping for one more double in the gap, but I’ll take the walk for the team n tight morning hammy."

Now, the former MLB player has a long road to recovery in a bizarre turn of events. 

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