About Mike Sweeney Memorabilia & Collectibles
A first baseman/designated hitter in Major League Baseball,
Mike Sweeney was born in Orange, California on July 22, 1973.
He played his entire career to only one team and that is the Kansas City Royals. On September 14, 1985, he made his major league debut. In 1999, his big break came when the Royals tried unsuccessfully to trade him during spring training. The team then started to use him as their regular designated hitter. They gave the first job to rookie to Sweeney, after the team offered it to Jeremy Giambi who showed reluctance to the job. He led the team to 22 home runs and 102 RBI and a .322 batting average. He hit 25 consecutive games from July 18 to August 13, 1999. He collected 42 hits total in these games.
He was named The Player of the Month in June 2001 leading to the recognition of Mike Sweeney game used bat. He hit a grand slam on July 22, 2004. He hit an insurance 3-run in a 13-7 Kansas City Win. For Sweeney, the seven RBI are a career high for him. He had compiled a .305 average with 161 home runs and 683 RBI through the 2004 season in 1026 games. In 2000-2003 and in 2005, he was made the American League All- Star team for five times and led the Mike Sweeney game used bat a favorite item to many baseball fans. Sweeney still led the team in 2005 that managed to hit 21 homers, and bat and even .300 in just 122 games.
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Mike Sweeney game used bat and 8x10 photo. His name is sometimes mistaken by people as Mikee Sweny, Mike Sweeny, Mikel Sweenie, Mike Swenie, Mikke Sweney, and Mike Sweetney.
Mike Sweeney (full name: Michael John Sweeney; no nicknames) plays designated hitter, first baseman and catcher for the Seattle Mariners. During his 16 seasons, he has played 1452 games, belted 215 home runs, driven in 758 runs, and stolen 53 bases. Born on July 22, 1973 in Orange, CA, Sweeney stands 6' 3" and weighs 225 lb. He attended Ontario (Ontario, CA) high school and was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 10th round of the 1991 amateur draft. His debut was on September 4, 1995. Over his career, Sweeney made $72,793,000. Common misspellings of his name include Michael John mark michael Mike Sweeney sweeny.