Batting average .176 Name Darnell Sweeney Salary 124,795 USD (2015) On-base percentage .286 Weight 68 kg | Runs batted in 11 Height 1.85 m Home runs 3 Role Baseball player | |
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Parents David Sweeney, Winifred Sweeney Profiles | ||
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Darnell Thomas Sweeney (born February 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball utility player in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He previously has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies.
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- Darnell sweeney batting
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- Amateur
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Return to the Dodgers
- Cincinnati Reds
- References
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Amateur
Sweeney attended Fort Lauderdale High School for the 2005–2006 school year. Due to relocation Darnell finished off his prep career at American Senior High School. He was drafted in the 41st round of the 2009 MLB draft by the Florida Marlins but did not sign.
Sweeney attended college at the University of Central Florida (UCF), where he played college baseball for the UCF Knights. He was selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team with a .358 batting average, 83 hits and 17 stolen bases. As a Junior he was named to the Coral Gables All-Regional Team and was a Conference USA Preseason First Teamer.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sweeney was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 13th round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft.
In 2012 with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League he hit .303, stole 10 bags in 16 games. On July 8, 2012 he was called up to the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League. There he hit .291, 23 RBI, 5 HR and stole 17 bases in only 51 games. In 2013 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League, he hit .275 in 134 games with 11 homers, 75 RBI and 48 steals. He was promoted to the AA Chattanooga Lookouts for 2014. He was selected to the mid-season Southern League all-star game. In 132 games, he hit .288 with 14 homers and 57 RBI. After the season, he played with the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to the AFL Top Prospects List. The Dodgers invited him to attend major league spring training in 2015. He was assigned to the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers and selected to the mid-season all-star team.
Philadelphia Phillies
On August 19, 2015, Sweeney and fellow minor leaguer John Richy were traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chase Utley. The Phillies immediately added Sweeney to the major league roster. He made his MLB debut August 20 as a pinch hitter. His first major league hit — a home run — came on August 22 in Miami against the Marlins.
Return to the Dodgers
On November 11, 2016, he was traded back to the Dodgers (along with Darin Ruf) in exchange for Howie Kendrick and was assigned to Oklahoma City to begin the season. In 2017, in 38 games, he hit .227.
Cincinnati Reds
Sweeney was traded to the Cincinnati Reds on May 27, 2017 for future considerations.