Special Assistant to Baseball Operations/Player & Staff Engagement
Mike Sweeney is in his 13th season as part of the Royals front office and fourth year with the title of Special Assistant to Baseball Operations/Player & Staff Engagement. He spent the previous eight seasons as a Special Assistant to Baseball Operations.
From 2023-24, Sweeney served as a color analyst for select Royals broadcasts on Bally Sports Kansas City and the Royals Radio Network. In that role, he made appearances on the Bally pre- and postgame shows and served as a guest during TV broadcasts for a few innings of select games.
He spent 13 of his 16 Major League seasons in Kansas City (1995-2007), batting .299 with 197 home runs with the Royals. His standout seasons included 2000, when he knocked in 144 runs, and 2002 when he batted .340, the 2nd highest single-season average in club history to George Brett¡¯s .390 in 1980. He also served as Royals team Captain from 2003-07.
Sweeney was elected to the Royals Hall of Fame on Feb. 25, 2015 and was officially inducted on Aug. 15 that season. He was a five-time All-Star (2000-03, 2005) and is one of five Royals to be selected to at least All-Star Games. He was also named Royals Player of the Year three times and ranks among the club¡¯s top 10 in several different offensive categories. He was selected by the Royals in the 10th round of the 1991 First-Year Player Draft after graduating from Ontario (Calif.) High School.
In 2018, Sweeney led a group of Royals alumni to visit U.S. troops in the Middle East as part of Fox Sports Kansas City¡¯s ¡°This One¡¯s For You¡± broadcast. Sweeney resides in San Diego, Calif., with his wife, Shara, sons Michael, Donovan and Ryan, and daughters, McKara, Fiona and Quinn.