Brian E. Sweeney...He and his wife, Connie, have two daughters, Ava and Mia...Attended Mercy College from 1993-96...earned East Coast Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year honors as a
junior...Graduated from Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, N.Y. in 1992.
2010
Signed a minor league contract with the Mariners on April 16 and was assigned to Triple-A Tacoma...Went 1-2 with a 3.16 ERA (13 ER in 37.0 IP) with 6 walks and 14 strikeouts in 24 relief appearances with the Mariners
after joining the team midseason...tossed at least 2.0 innings in 7 games and went 1-0 with a 1.96 ERA (4 ER in 18.1
IP) in those contests...Went 2-1 with a save, 2.51 ERA (8 ER in 28.2 IP) and .192 opponents average (20-for-104) with 8 walks and 32 strikeouts
in 15 games with the Rainiers...tossed at least 2.0 innings in 8 of his 15 appearances...limited left-handed batters
to a .119 average (5-for-42)...Strung together a 15.1 inning scoreless streak from April 29-May 24...struck out a season-high 7 batters over 4.1
scoreless innings on April 29 vs. Reno...Selected from Tacoma on June 15...Made his first appearance on June 26 @ Brewers, tossing 4.0 shutout innings after retiring the last 10 batters he faced
and 12-of-13 overall...marked his first appearance in the big leagues since Sept. 28, 2006 @ D-backs, a span of 1,367
days...Held opponents scoreless over his first 4 appearances, a span of 8.0 innings...went 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA (1 ER in 10.0
IP) over his first 6 games from June 26-July 8...Posted a 1.77 ERA (4 ER in 20.1 IP) over his final 13 games.
2009
Went 5-8 with a 5.32 ERA (70 ER in 118.1 IP), 52 walks and 58 strikeouts over 21 starts with the Hokkaido Nippon
Ham Fighters.
2008
Went 12-5 with a 3.48 ERA (63 ER in 163.0 IP), 72 walks and 90 strikeouts in 28 games (25 starts) with the Nippon
Ham Fighters...Finished second on the team in wins and third in strikeouts.
2007
Went 6-8 with 3.70 ERA (45 ER in 109.1 IP), 36 walks and 56 strikeouts in 21 games (17 starts) with the Nippon Ham
Fighters of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball League.
2006
The reliever set a career high in games (37), wins (two), and innings (56 1/3) in 2006. Earned his first career save with a perfect frame on May 7 vs. the Cubs. Allowed just two runs over 10 innings (1.80 ERA) over seven games in June. He made 16 relief appearances of at least two innings, including four outings for three innings. On April 21, he threw the last three innings of a 14-inning game with the Mets, striking out three and holding them to one hit, earning his first win of the season.
2005
Split time between Triple-A Durham and Portland, going 7-9 with a 4.01 ERA (72 ER in 161.2 IP) in 30 games (26
starts)...Opened the season with Durham...went 3-4 with a 4.06 ERA (23 ER in 51.0 IP) over 10 starts before being released
by the Rays on May 24...Signed a minor league contract with the Padres on May 26 and was assigned to Portland...Went 4-5 with a 3.98 ERA (49 ER in 110.2 IP) in 20 games (16 starts) with the Beavers.
2004
Made three trips to the Padres in 2004...recalled June 16...gained first Major League win in his first Major League start June 29 at Arizona...was 11-3 with a 3.70 ERA in 22 starts with Triple-A Portland in 2004.
2003
Opened the season with Tacoma...went 11-10 with a 4.28 ERA (67 ER in 141.0 IP) in 29 games (21 starts)...also had
a career-high 115 strikeouts...Ranked fifth in the Pacific Coast League in wins...Selected to the Major League roster with the Mariners on Aug. 15...posted a 1.93 ERA (2 ER in 9.1 IP) and .212 opponents
average (7-for-33) with a walk and 7 strikeouts in 5 relief appearances...Made his big league debut on Aug. 16 vs. Red Sox and tossed 3.1 scoreless innings...Struck out a season-high 3 batters on Sept. 16 @ Rangers.
2002
Named Tacoma's Most Valuable Pitcher by the Mariners organization ... his 3.80 ERA was eighth-best in the Pacific Coast League ... set career-high with 113 strikeouts ... had 2 saves and a 1.04 ERA in 7 relief appearances and was 9-5 with a 3.98 ERA in 23 starts ... tossed first career shutout June 20 (game one) at Colorado Springs; struck out season-high 10 batters ... enjoyed 5-game winning streak with a 2.82 ERA (67.0 IP, 21 ER) over 11 starts from May 17-July 12 ... played winter ball with Lara in the Venezuela Winter League.
Acquired:
Signed as a non-drafted free agent Sept. 17, 1996 by Mariners scout Tom McNamara.
2001
Had career-high 7 victories in 2001 with San Antonio ... was 4-2, 4.44 in 9 starts and 3-2 with a save and a 3.19 ERA in 28 relief appearances ... had a strong July, going 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA (20.0 IP, 2 ER) in 9 games, one start ... won his final 5 decisions of the season...went 3-0, 2.70 in 9 Aug. games, 3 starts, striking out 25 in 26.2 innings of work while walking just 2 batters ... went 1-0, 0.00 in 2 postseason games, one start ... made 19 combined appearances with Peoria of the Arizona Fall League and Azucareros in the Dominican Winter League.
2000...
Began the 2000 season with New Haven and played 2 games before landing on the DL from April 16-May 21 with a right hamstring strain ... made 5 consecutive starts, going 2-2, before he was called up to Tacoma on June 23 ... made one relief appearance before a right quad strain put him on the shelf from June 26-July 5 ... transferred back to New Haven Aug. 1 ... allowed just one earned run in his final 18.1 IP ... was 2-1, 0.98 in 18.1 IP in 9 Aug. games.
1999...
Pitched at three different levels in 1999 ... spent majority of season with New Haven...made 5 appearances with Lancaster, April 9-23 ... made 5 appearances, one start with Tacoma, May 26-June 11 ... final 16 appearances were as starter.
1998...
Was a perfect 6-0 for Lancaster in 1998 ... won all 4 of his starts before suffering a right shoulder strain that shelved him from June 21-Sept. 22 ... was the recipient of John Ellis Award recognizing charitable involvement in the Lancaster community.
1997...
Played with Lancaster in 1997, appearing in 40 games.
