Brian Sweeney
Brian Sweeney | |
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Cleveland Guardians – No. 85 | |
Bullpen coach | |
Born: Yonkers, New York | June 13, 1974|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 16, 2003, for the Seattle Mariners | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 2010, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 4–2 |
Earned run average | 3.38 |
Strikeouts | 54 |
Teams | |
As coach
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Brian Edward Sweeney (born June 13, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who is currently the bullpen coach for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Sweeney graduated from Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains in 1992. He graduated from Mercy College (New York), where he was a starting pitcher.[1]
After making his major league debut with the Seattle Mariners in 2003, Sweeney moved to San Diego in 2004 and then signed with Japan's Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
He signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners and reported to Tacoma Rainiers on April 15, 2010.
On June 15, 2010, he was called up to replace Ian Snell, who was designated for assignment.[2]
On November 3, 2010, Sweeney was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Sweeney signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets on May 5, 2011.[3] On January 27, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners.
The Philadelphia Phillies named Sweeney as pitching coach for their rookie league Gulf Coast League Phillies for the 2015 season. From 2016 to 2017, he was the pitching coach for their Single-A affiliate Lakewood BlueClaws.[4]
Sweeney was hired by the Indians as a major league coach on December 11, 2017.[5] Sweeney was promoted to bullpen coach on October 31, 2019.[6]
References[]
- ^ "BRIAN SWEENEY '07, BASEBALL". Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- ^ St. Louis, Missouri (Sports Network)
- ^ Mets Sign Brian Sweeney, MLBTradeRumors.com, May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Marty Malloy to Manage BlueClaws in 2017". MiLB.com.
- ^ "Indians name Budzinski & Sweeney to Major League coaching staff". Indians.com. December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Indians announce Major League coaching staff additions". Indians.com. October 31, 2019.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Living people
- 1974 births
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- Águilas del Zulia players
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- American sportspeople of Italian descent
- Baseball players from New York (state)
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Cleveland Indians coaches
- Durham Bulls players
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Lafayette Leopards players
- Lancaster JetHawks players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Mercy Mavericks baseball players
- Minor league baseball coaches
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- New Haven Ravens players
- Portland Beavers players
- San Antonio Missions players
- San Diego Padres players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Somerset Patriots players
- Sportspeople from Yonkers, New York
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Archbishop Stepinac High School alumni