Casey Candaele

Quick Facts

Full Name	Casey Candaele
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 12, 1961(1961-01-12)
Age	63
Birthplace	Lompoc
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Capricorn

Casey Candaele Biography

Casey Candaele is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on January 12, 1961 in Lompoc, California, United States. Born in Lompoc (California) on January 12, 1961, the 5′ 9″ and 165 pound (75 kg), switch hitter, Candaele was 5′ 9″. Candaele was a student at the University of Arizona. He played collegiate baseball with the Wildcats, and was part of the 1980 College World Series Champion team.

Candaele made his major-league debut with the Expos in 1986 pinch hitting for Dan Schatzeder. He also struck out against Charles Hudson during a 7-3 loss to Philadelphia Phillies at Olympic Stadium. For a batting average.231, he had 24 hits in 104 at bats.

The Expos traded Candaele on July 23, 1988, to the Houston Astros in exchange for catcher Mark Bailey. With the Astros that season, he appeared in 21 games, with his 5 hits in 31 at bats yielding a .161 batting average. He played in 17 games with the Tucson Toros of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in the Astros organization, hitting for a .258 average. He played in 130 games for the Astros in 1990, hitting for a .286 average with 3 home runs. That season he also played in 7 games for the Toros, hitting for a .214 average. He spent the entire 1991 season with the Astros, finishing the season with an average of .262, and having career highs with 151 games played and 4 home runs to go along with 7 triples, which placed him ninth in the National league in that category. His average dropped to .213 for the 1992 season, with Candaele playing in 135 games. Candaele split the 1993 season, playing 75 games with the Astros and hitting .240, with another 6 games played in Tucson, where he batted .296.

Casey’s brother is filmmaker Kelly Candaele, whose PBS documentary about the AAGPBL led to the creation of the 1992 film A League of Their Own directed by Penny Marshall. His mother Helen Callaghan, one of the best players in the league’s history, won a batting title while collecting a .257 batting average and 354 stolen bases in her 388-game career over five seasons.

Candaele split 1983’s season between Class A baseball and Class AA baseball. He played five games for the Memphis Chicks, Class AA Southern League. He batted.305 with the West Palm Beach Expos in the Class A Florida State League. After spending the 1984 season with Jacksonville Suns, he slugged.273 in 132 games. The next two seasons were spent with the Class AAA Indianapolis Indians. He slugged.259 over 302 games in 1985, and finished the 1986 season with an average of.302 in 119 games.

Casey Candaele Net Worth

Casey Candaele is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Casey Candaele 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Casey Todd Candaele, born January 12, 1961, is an American former professional player in baseball utility. He played for the Montreal Expos and Houston Astros as well as the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. His mother Helen Callaghan St. Aubin, and her sister Marge Callaghan played for the All- American Girls Professional Baseball League. This league was featured in the film A League of Their Own. Casey and his mother are the only mother-son team to play professional baseball.

The Montreal Expos signed him on August 15, 1982, as an amateur-free agent.

In 1987, his first full year in the major leagues, Candaele batted .272 with one home run and 23 RBI in 138 games. He struck out just 28 times in 495 plate appearances. He played second base, shortstop, all three outfield positions, and first base. He came in fourth in balloting for the 1987 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award in the National League, an award that went to catcher Benito Santiago of the San Diego Padres. Candaele played the first half of the 1988 season with the Expos, batting .172 in 38 games, with 20 hits in 116 at bats. He played in 60 games for the Indianapolis Indians in 1988, batting .264 in 60 games.

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The Seattle Mariners hired Candaele as their first base coach during the 2015–16 offseason. After the 2017 season, he was named manager of the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays on January 10, 2018. After one season in Dunedin, it was announced that he would become the manager of the Class A Short Season Vancouver Canadians.

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