Ryan Sweeney
Oakland Athletics — No. 15
Outfielder
Born: February 20, 1985 (1985-02-20) (age 24) Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 1, 2006 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics (through June 15, 2009)
Batting average	.266
Home runs	8
Runs batted in	70
Teams
Chicago White Sox (2006-2007) Oakland Athletics (2008-present)

Ryan Joseph Sweeney (born February 20, 1985, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics.

[edit] Early life

Sweeney graduated from Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids in 2003.

[edit] Baseball career

At the beginning of the 2007 season, Ryan was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 1 Prospect in the Chicago White Sox organization. He had originally signed to play collegiately for Tony Gwynn at San Diego State. However, he signed with the White Sox as he was taken in the 2nd round of the 2003 MLB Draft.

On January 3, 2008, the White Sox traded Sweeney along with fellow prospects Fautino De Los Santos and Gio Gonzalez to Oakland for outfielder Nick Swisher.

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

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