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Darnell Thomas Sweeney (born February 1, 1991) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays.
Sweeney's father, a native of the British Virgin Islands, tutored Sweeney in baseball from the age of four and taught him to switch hit.
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. Sweeney had committed to play for UCF before receiving a scholarship offer from Miami and chose to honor his commitment to UCF. 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. In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Sweeney in the 13th round, with the 416th overall pick, of the 2012 MLB draft. In 2012 with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League he hit .303 and stole 10 bases in 16 games. On July 8, 2012, he was called up to the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League. There, Sweeney hit .291 with 23 RBI, 5 home runs and 17 17 stolen bases over 51 games. In 2013 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League, he hit .275 in 134 games with 11 home runs, 75 RBI and 48 stolen bases. Sweeney was promoted to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts for the 2014 season. 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 Sweeney to attend major league spring training in 2015. He was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers and selected to the mid-season all-star team.
On August 19, 2015, Sweeney and fellow minor leaguer John Richy were traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange 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.
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 38 games for Oklahoma City in 2017, he slashed .227/.290/.412 with four home runs and 15 RBI.
On May 27, 2017, Sweeney was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for future considerations. He played in 81 games for the Triple–A Louisville Bats, slashing .281/.355/.420 with seven home runs, 29 RBI, 11 RBI. Sweeney was released by the Reds organization on March 31, 2018.
Darnell Sweeney
Darnell Thomas Sweeney (born February 1, 1991) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays.
Sweeney's father, a native of the British Virgin Islands, tutored Sweeney in baseball from the age of four and taught him to switch hit.
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. Sweeney had committed to play for UCF before receiving a scholarship offer from Miami and chose to honor his commitment to UCF. 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. In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Sweeney in the 13th round, with the 416th overall pick, of the 2012 MLB draft. In 2012 with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League he hit .303 and stole 10 bases in 16 games. On July 8, 2012, he was called up to the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League. There, Sweeney hit .291 with 23 RBI, 5 home runs and 17 17 stolen bases over 51 games. In 2013 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League, he hit .275 in 134 games with 11 home runs, 75 RBI and 48 stolen bases. Sweeney was promoted to the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts for the 2014 season. 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 Sweeney to attend major league spring training in 2015. He was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers and selected to the mid-season all-star team.
On August 19, 2015, Sweeney and fellow minor leaguer John Richy were traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange 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.
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 38 games for Oklahoma City in 2017, he slashed .227/.290/.412 with four home runs and 15 RBI.
On May 27, 2017, Sweeney was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for future considerations. He played in 81 games for the Triple–A Louisville Bats, slashing .281/.355/.420 with seven home runs, 29 RBI, 11 RBI. Sweeney was released by the Reds organization on March 31, 2018.
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