15 Facts About Casey Close

Casey Richard Close was born on October 21,1963 and is a former American baseball player and sports agent.

Casey Close played for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team from 1983 to 1986.

In 1984 and 1985, Casey Close played collegiate summer baseball for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Casey Close holds the University of Michigan career records for home runs and runs scored, and his.

In January 2011, Casey Close was named as one of the 2011 inductees into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.

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Casey Close was drafted by the New York Yankees in the seventh round of the 1986 MLB Draft.

Casey Close played minor league baseball for the Oneonta Yankees, Albany-Colonie Yankees, Columbus Clippers and Calgary Cannons.

Casey Close had his best season in professional baseball in 1989 when he appeared in 95 games for Calgary, batting.

In 1992, Casey Close became associated with IMG as part of its baseball division.

In 2012, Casey Close negotiated the largest contract for a pitcher at the time for Zack Greinke, worth $147 million over six years for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In March 2022, Casey Close negotiated a contract for Freddie Freeman and the Los Angeles Dodgers worth $162 million with $57 million being deferred and potentially voidable if Freeman were to be traded.

Per ESPNs Buster Olney, Casey Close gave the Atlanta Brave's GM Alex Anthopoulos one hour to accept one of two proposals — a six-year, $175 million deal or a five-year, $165 million deal.

In July 2022, Casey Close filed a libel lawsuit against Doug Gottlieb, who had claimed that Casey Close did not present the Braves' contract offer to Freeman.

Casey Close is married to Gretchen Carlson, who was selected as Miss America in 1989 and was the anchor of The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson, on the Fox News Channel.

Casey Close is a Presbyterian and teaches Sunday school with his wife.