Regular visitors to our website know that we will be launching in 2016 our fourth section which will discuss and rank the North American franchises from the four major leagues (MLB, NHL, NBA & NFL) and how they honor their past players and contributors.
With that in mind, the Kansas City Royals have announced that their former captain, Mike Sweeney will be joining their franchises’ Hall of Fame.
Sweeney was drafted as a Catcher in 1991 and would make the main roster in 1995 and by 1999 he was an everyday player alternating from First Base and Designated Hitter. Sweeney would have four consecutive seasons batting over .300 and would slap 20 pus Home Runs for Kansas City six times. A five time All Star, Sweeney would accumulate 1,398 Hits, 197 Home Runs, a Slash Line of .299/.369/.492 and a bWAR of 23.9 over his thirteen seasons as a Kansas City Royal.
Sweeney becomes the first member of the Hall of Fame since 2011 and the 26th overall.
We would like to congratulate Mike Sweeney for this accolade.
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