On March 25, 2011 Sweeney signed a one-day contract with the Kansas City Royals and retired. His acoustic duo, Mike Sweeney and Paddy O'Hare launched in 2012. Sweeney had one of the best seasons of his career in 2002, hitting .340 for the second-highest batting average in the American League and the second-highest in club history only to George Brett's .390 in 1980. Michael John Sweeney (born July 22, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman. The 25-game hitting streak is tied for third longest in Royals history with George Brett's 25-game streak in 1983, trailing only Brett's 30-game streak in 1980 and José Offerman's 27-game streak in 1998. Sweeney was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career on July 26, 2002 (retroactive to July 14) with a lower back and hip strain.
Sweeney attended Mount Carmel School in Salford, after which he worked at Associated Electrical Industries in Trafford Park. On November 9, 2002, Mike married Shara Nettles, the daughter of former major leaguer Jim Nettles, niece of Graig Nettles. Since leaving the Kansas City Royals his Number 29 has been left out of circulation leading some to believe the Royals might end up retiring his number one day. [3] They are working on an EP titled Walking Down the Line, which will be released in 2013.
[January 2009], (February 10) Signed to a minor league contract by the Oakland Athletics. He belted a two-run ninth inning game-winning home run off then Detroit Tigers's pitcher Doug Brocail on May 15, 1997. The following day, September 30, Sweeney took the field against the Cleveland Indians in front of 19,104 fans at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The band had three top-100 UK hit singles, one of which reached No. He has been married to Shara Nettles since November 9, 2002. [10], On February 12, 2010, Sweeney re-signed with the Mariners to a minor league deal.[11]. Fox.
(September 9) Released by the Oakland Athletics. He had just led his Varsity baseball team as the team captain to a CIF victory with an undefeated record of 26-0 for the 1991 season. He also had his own Friday night show Sweeney's '60s Classics. He would go on to bat .287 with 22 home runs and 79 RBI during the 2004 season.
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He finished second in the league with a club record 144 RBI, behind only Seattle's Edgar Martínez's 145 RBI, and breaking Hal McRae's 1982 team mark of 133.