Major League Baseball First Baseman Mark Sweeney

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Mark Sweeney

Mark Sweeney is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball. He is best known for his skill as a pinch hitter, where he ranks second in career pinch hits with 175 and first in career pinch hit runs batted in with 102.

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Sweeney made his major league debut in 1995, as the starting first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. He remained with the Cards until 1997 when he was traded to the San Diego Padres. He went 2 for 3 as a pinch hitter for the Padres in the 1998 World Series against the New York Yankees. After the season, he was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds.

Sweeney spent one season with the Reds organization. The Reds traded him on January in 2000, to the Milwaukee Brewers. He spent the next two seasons with the Brewers.

In 2002 the San Diego Padres signed him as a free agent. Sweeney spent 2003 and 2004 with the Colorado Rockies, 2005 with the Padres, 2006-2007 with the San Francisco Giants and 2007 and 2008 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He has played first base, outfield, and designated hitter. In 1,120 career games, he is a lifetime .260 hitter, with 42 home runs, 245 runs batted in, and 16 stolen bases.

On July 27, 2007, against the Florida Marlins, he moved into a tie for 2nd place (151 hits) on the all-time pinch hits list with Manny Mota with a pinch hit single. On July 29, 2007, he moved into sole possession of 2nd place behind Lenny Harris on the all-time pinch hits list with a game-tying, pinch hit double to deep right field in the 9th inning that scored.

On August 9, 2007, Sweeney was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The trade was the first between the Giants and the Dodgers since 1985.

He remained with the Dodgers, primarily as a pinch hitter through the 2008 season. Sweeney officially announced his retirement on March 6, 2009. He subsequently rejoined the Dodgers organization as an assistant coach.

( 1 ) Packages

Mark Sweeney Batting Drills and Lessons
Thirteen year MLB career pinch hitter Mark Sweeney instructs viewers on his personal training regiments and techniques that led him to success during ...
Price: $14.99

( 6 ) Drills, Tips and Lessons

Batting Swing Stride and Follow-Through
Thirteen year MLB Veteran Mark Sweeney Instructs batters on his personal swing stride and follow-through techniques.
Price: $3.00

Fundamentals of Setting Up YOur Stance
Thirteen year MLB Veteran Mark Sweeney instructs batters on the proper fundamentals of setting up their stance upon entering the batters box.
Price: $3.00

Mark Sweeney Teaches Various Tee Drills
Thirteen year MLB Veteran Mark Sweeney teaches various tee drills and highlights the importance of training off the batters tee at all levels of play.
Price: $3.00

One Arm Batting Drill by Mark Sweeney
Thirteen year MLB Veteran Mark Sweeney instructs viewers on his One Arm batting drill showing batters how to properly drive down and through the ball ...
Price: $3.00

Soft Toss Training
Thirteen year MLB Veteran Mark Sweeney teaches viewers the proper soft toss training fundamentals.
Price: $3.00

Two Batter Tees Drill
Thirteen year MLB Veteran Mark Sweeney uses two batters tees in a drill used to help batters train to swing down and through the baseball.
Price: $3.00

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