Edward James Caskin (December 30, 1851 – October 9, 1924), born in Danvers, Massachusetts, was a baseball shortstop for the Troy Trojans (1879–1881), New York Gothams/Giants (1883–1884 and 1886) and St. Louis Maroons (1885).

Ed Caskin
Caskin in 1883
Shortstop
Born: (1851-12-30)December 30, 1851 Danvers, Massachusetts
Died: October 9, 1924(1924-10-09) (aged 72) Danvers, Massachusetts
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1879, for the Troy Trojans
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1886, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.228
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	163
Teams
Troy Trojans (1879–1881) New York Gothams (1883–1884) St. Louis Maroons (1885) New York Giants (1886)

In 7 seasons he played in 482 games and had 1,871 at bats, 229 runs, 427 hits, 50 doubles, 10 triples, 2 home runs, 163 RBI, 82 walks, .228 batting average, .261 on-base percentage, .269 slugging percentage and 503 total bases.

Caskin died in his hometown of Danvers at the age of 72.