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Rick Sweet was born on 7 September, 1952 in Longview, Washington, U.S., is an American baseball player and manager. Discover Rick Sweet's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 7 September 1952
Birthday 7 September
Birthplace Longview, Washington, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1952

Ricky Joe Sweet (born September 7, 1952) is an American former professional baseball catcher and current manager of the Milwaukee Brewers' Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds.

Rick Sweet was born on September 7, 1952, in Longview, Washington.

1973

After graduating from Mark Morris High School, he attended Gonzaga University, where he played college baseball for the Bulldogs from 1973 to 1975.

1974

Sweet was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 31st round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft, but he elected not to sign and continued at Gonzaga.

1975

He was later selected in the third round of the secondary phase of the 1975 MLB draft by the San Diego Padres.

He began his professional career in 1975 with the Walla Walla Padres of the Class A Short Season Northwest League.

Splitting his time between catcher and first base, Sweet led the league with a .350 batting average and 66 runs batted in (RBI).

1976

He was promoted to the Double-A Amarillo Gold Sox of the Texas League in 1976, primarily as a catcher.

1977

Sweet moved up to Triple-A in 1977 with the Pacific Coast League's Hawaii Islanders.

1978

He played three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1978 and 1983 for the San Diego Padres, New York Mets, and Seattle Mariners.

On April 8, 1978, Sweet made his major league debut as a pinch hitter versus the San Francisco Giants.

Coming to bat in the fifth inning, he grounded out against Jim Barr in his only plate appearance.

After three more games pinch hitting, he made his first major league start at catcher on April 19 against the Houston Astros.

He recorded his first major league hit on April 13 against the Atlanta Braves' Dick Ruthven.

Having split time behind the plate with Gene Tenace, he appeared in 88 games and accumulated a .221 batting average with 11 RBI by the season's end.

1979

In 1979, San Diego replaced Sweet with Bill Fahey, who had been acquired from the Texas Rangers.

Sweet spent the entirety of the 1979 and 1980 seasons at Triple-A Hawaii.

While still primarily catching, he played about one third of the 1979 season at first base and one quarter of the 1980 campaign at third base.

1980

Sweet's contract was purchased by the New York Mets on December 15, 1980.

1981

He played the whole 1981 season with the Triple-A Tidewater Tides in the International League, catching two thirds of the time and playing nearly the rest at third base.

1982

Sweet made three major league pinch hit appearances for New York in April 1982.

The Seattle Mariners purchased Sweet's contract on May 21, 1982, and made him their starting catcher.

Across the 1982 and 1983 seasons, he played more games behind the plate than any other Mariners' catcher, appearing in a total of 181 games, batting .238 with 46 RBI.

1983

He played his final game on October 2, 1983, in which he flew out versus the Chicago White Sox' Richard Dotson.

1984

Sweet became a major league coach in 1984 and spent two years as a scout before beginning his minor league managerial career in 1987.

Sweet has won four minor league manager of the year awards.

Sweet was released by Seattle on March 23, 1984, following the offseason acquisition of catcher Bob Kearney from the Oakland Athletics.

Rather than return to the minor leagues, Sweet elected to retire.

After retiring as a player, Sweet was hired as the Mariners' bullpen coach for 1984.

1985

In 1985, he became an advance scout for Seattle.

1987

He remained in this position until June 1987, when he was given his first managerial post.

Seattle made Sweet manager of their Class A Short Season Bellingham Mariners of the Northwest League in 1987.

1988

He was moved up to the Class A Wausau Timbers of the Midwest League in 1988.

1989

Sweet left for the Houston Astros organization as manager of their Class A Osceola Astros of the Florida State League in 1989.

1990

He was promoted to the Double-A Southern League's Columbus Mudcats in 1990.

1991

The Astros moved their Double-A affiliation to the Jackson Generals the next season but retained Sweet as manager at that level for 1991 and 1992.

1994

His first was the Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year Award in 1994 with the Tucson Toros.

He has won the International League Manager of the Year Award three times.

2008

The first two were won back-to-back with the Louisville Bats in 2008 and 2009, while the third was won in 2022 with the Nashville Sounds.

Sweet was the recipient of the Mike Coolbaugh Award in 2022.