Casey McGehee

Casey McGehee
McGehee with the Detroit Tigers in 2016
Yomiuri Giants – No. 33
Third baseman / First baseman
Born: (1982-10-12) October 12, 1982 (age 34) Santa Cruz, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 2, 2008, for the Chicago Cubs
NPB: March 29, 2013, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.258
Hits	721
Home runs	67
Runs batted in	380
NPB statistics (through 2013)
Batting average	.292
Hits	150
Home runs	28
Runs batted in	93
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2008) Milwaukee Brewers (2009–2011) Pittsburgh Pirates (2012) New York Yankees (2012) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2013) Miami Marlins (2014) San Francisco Giants (2015) Miami Marlins (2015) Detroit Tigers (2016) Yomiuri Giants (2017-present)
Career highlights and awards
MLB NL Comeback Player of the Year (2014) NPB Japan Series champion (2013) Best Nine Award (2013)

MLB

NPB

Casey Michael McGehee (born October 12, 1982) is an American professional baseball corner infielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins, San Francisco Giants, and Detroit Tigers.

Born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, McGehee graduated from Soquel High School in Soquel, California, where he competed in baseball and basketball. In baseball, McGehee was a four-year letter winner and was named County Player of the Year for his junior and senior seasons. However, he finished 2nd in the league in batting average to Harbor High star, Mike Urbani, brother of former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Tom Urbani. His senior season he hit .489 with 10 home runs and did not strikeout once during the season. McGehee holds the SCCAL all-time hits record and was an AAU All-American for his junior and senior seasons. McGehee then attended California State University Fresno. At Fresno, McGehee played left field his freshman season before transitioning to third base as a sophomore. During his freshman season, McGehee was a Baseball America honorable mention freshman All-American. During his sophomore season, McGehee was co-MVP of the team, and after another excellent junior season, McGehee decided to leave Fresno to play in the MLB.