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American baseball player (born )

For other people named Mike Sweeney, see Mike Sweeney (disambiguation).

Baseball player

Michael John Sweeney (born July 22, ) is an American former Major League Baseballdesignated hitter and first baseman.

Sweeney played his first 13 seasons in the majors with the Kansas City Royals, first as a catcher, then at first base and designated hitter. Sweeney also played for the Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, and Philadelphia Phillies.

On March 25, , Sweeney retired from baseball.

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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,

Major league career

Career with Royals

–97

Sweeney was drafted by the Royals as a catcher out of Ontario High School (Ontario, California) in the 10th round (nd overall) of the MLB draft.

He signed with the Royals in May , a month before his graduation from Ontario High School. He had just led his Varsity