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Brian Sweeney
Brian Sweeney
Kansas City Royals – No. 85
	Pitching coach
	Born: June 13, 1974 (age 49); Yonkers, New York, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	MLB: August 16, 2003, for the Seattle Mariners
	NPB: March 29, 2007, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last appearance
	NPB: October 5, 2009, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
	MLB: October 1, 2010, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	4–2
Earned run average	3.38
Strikeouts	54
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	23–21
Earned run average	4.10
Strikeouts	204
Teams
	Seattle Mariners ( 2003); San Diego Padres ( 2004, 2006); Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ( 2007– 2009); Seattle Mariners ( 2010); As coach Cleveland Indians / Guardians ( 2018– 2022); Kansas City Royals ( 2023–present);

Brian Edward Sweeney (born June 13, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who is currently the pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals 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, in addition to coaching for the Cleveland Guardians.

Playing career

Sweeney graduated from Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York in 1992. He graduated from Mercy College in 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.

In 2013, he represented Italy at the World Baseball Classic.

Coaching career

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]

On December 1, 2022, the Kansas City Royals hired Sweeney as their pitching coach for the 2023 season.^[7]

He has also been the pitching coach for Team Italy at the WBC in both 2017 and 2023.

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.
^ "KC adds former Cleveland pitching guru to staff". mlb.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

[1] "BRIAN SWEENEY '07, BASEBALL". Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-05-04.

[2] St. Louis, Missouri (Sports Network)

[3] Mets Sign Brian Sweeney, MLBTradeRumors.com, May 5, 2011.

[4] "Marty Malloy to Manage BlueClaws in 2017". MiLB.com.

[5] "Indians name Budzinski & Sweeney to Major League coaching staff". Indians.com. December 11, 2017.

[6] "Indians announce Major League coaching staff additions". Indians.com. October 31, 2019.

[7] "KC adds former Cleveland pitching guru to staff". mlb.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

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v t e Kansas City Royals current roster
Active roster	1 MJ Melendez 2 Garrett Hampson 7 Bobby Witt Jr. 9 Vinnie Pasquantino 11 Maikel García 13 Salvador Pérez 16 Hunter Renfroe 17 Nelson Velázquez 19 Michael Massey 21 Tyler Duffey 26 Adam Frazier 28 Kyle Isbel 31 Will Smith 34 Freddy Fermín 35 Chris Stratton 44 Dairon Blanco 46 John Schreiber 48 Alec Marsh 51 Brady Singer 52 Michael Wacha 55 Cole Ragans 61 Ángel Zerpa 63 Nick Anderson 65 Matt Sauer 66 James McArthur 67 Seth Lugo
Inactive roster	6 Drew Waters 12 Nick Loftin 14 Austin Nola 27 Tyler Gentry 32 Nick Pratto 36 Will Klein 41 Daniel Lynch IV 58 John McMillon 62 Jonathan Bowlan 64 Steven Cruz 69 Anthony Veneziano -- Colin Selby
Injured list	30 Kyle Wright 38 Josh Taylor 43 Carlos Hernández 50 Kris Bubic 59 Jake Brentz
Restricted list	24 Jordan Lyles
Coaching staff	Manager 33 Matt Quatraro Bench 26 Paul Hoover Infield 68 José Alguacil Hitting 31 Alec Zumwalt Assistant hitting 77 Keoni DeRenne Pitching 85 Brian Sweeney Assistant pitching 84 Zach Bove First base 39 Damon Hollins Third base 25 Vance Wilson Bullpen 57 Mitch Stetter Coach 18 Rusty Kuntz Bullpen catcher 70 Parker Morin Bullpen catcher 80 Allan de San Miguel Bullpen catcher 80 Ryan Eigsti

Brian Sweeney
Kansas City Royals – No. 85
Pitching coach
Born: (1974-06-13) June 13, 1974 (age 49) Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 16, 2003, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: March 29, 2007, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last appearance
NPB: October 5, 2009, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
MLB: October 1, 2010, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	4–2
Earned run average	3.38
Strikeouts	54
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	23–21
Earned run average	4.10
Strikeouts	204

Teams
Seattle Mariners ( 2003) San Diego Padres ( 2004, 2006) Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ( 2007– 2009) Seattle Mariners ( 2010) As coach Cleveland Indians / Guardians ( 2018– 2022) Kansas City Royals ( 2023–present)