Mike Sweeney
| Mike Sweeney | |||
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| Designated hitter / First baseman / Catcher | |||
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Born: July 22, 1973 Orange, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 14, 1995, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 3, 2010, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .297 | ||
| Home runs | 215 | ||
| Runs batted in | 909 | ||
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Michael John "Mike" Sweeney (born July 22, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Sweeney played his first 13 seasons in the majors with the Kansas City Royals, first as a catcher and then at first base. Sweeney also played for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, and Philadelphia Phillies. On March 25, 2011, Sweeney retired from baseball. He now works as a special assistant for the Kansas City Royals. Sweeney was inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame on August 15, 2015.
Sweeney was drafted by the Royals as a catcher out of Ontario High School (Ontario, California) in the 10th round (262nd overall) of the 1991 MLB draft. He signed with the Royals on July 24, 1991; two days after his eighteenth birthday. Sweeney made his major league debut on September 14, 1995 as a catcher. He got his first major league base hit against Cleveland Indians' pitcher Paul Assenmacher at Jacobs Field in the final game of the season. While his ability with the bat impressed the Royals, they were less than enamored with his skills behind the plate.
He hit his first home run off Seattle Mariners' pitcher Jamie Moyer on August 12, 1996. It was a three-run shot.
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