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{{short description|American baseball player and manager (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Dale Sveum
|image=Sveum with Cubs.jpg
|caption=Sveum
|team=
|number=26
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|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1963|11|23}}
|birth_place=[[Richmond, California]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=May 12
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|teams=
;As player
* [[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|1986}}–{{mlby|1988}}, {{mlby|1990}}–{{mlby|1991}})
* [[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{mlby|1992}})
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1992}})
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* 2× [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|2004}}, {{wsy|2015}})
}}
'''Dale Curtis Sveum''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|w|eɪ|m}} {{respell|SWAYM|'}}; born November 23, 1963) is an [[Americans|American]] former [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) [[Baseball player|player]] and [[Manager (baseball)|manager]]. He
==Playing career==
During his time at [[Pinole Valley High School]], Sveum was recognized as an All-State and [[All-America]]n [[quarterback]],<ref name=Muskat/> in addition to playing baseball and basketball. Drafted by the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] in the first round (25th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft, he went on to play 12 seasons in MLB, hitting .236 with 69 [[home run]]s.<ref name=Muskat/><ref name=BR/>
Arguably, Sveum's finest season came in {{mlby|1987}}, when he hit 25 [[home runs]] and [[run batted in|drove in]] 95 runs, mostly as the Brewers' [[batting order (baseball)|ninth]] hitter in the lineup. One of his personal highlights came early in the season, when he hit a [[walk-off home run]] at [[Milwaukee County Stadium|County Stadium]] to give Milwaukee a 6–4 victory over the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]. This victory, which came on April 19 ([[Easter Sunday]]), led the Brewers to a 12–0 record on the season.<ref name=Muskat/><ref>{{cite web|title=April 19, 1987 Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL198704190.shtml|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref
On July 17, 1987, Sveum totaled three homers and six RBIs during a 12–2 thumping of the [[California Angels]].<ref name=Muskat/>
On September 3, 1988, Sveum was involved in a severe collision with fellow Brewer [[Darryl Hamilton]]. Sveum's leg was broken and he did not play again in {{mlby|1988}}. He also sat out the entire {{mlby|1989}} MLB season,<ref name=Muskat>{{cite web|last=Muskat|first=Carrie|title=Sveum's playing career derailed by leg injury|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111117&content_id=25994262&vkey=news_chc&c_id=chc|work=MLB.com|access-date=May 22, 2013|date=November 17, 2011}}</ref> while seeing action in 17 games in the minor leagues.<ref name=BRM>{{cite web|title=Dale Sveum Minor League Statistics and History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=sveum-001dal|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> In his first three major league seasons, Sveum's lowest yearly batting average was .242 Following his return to the majors in 1990, he only batted over .241 twice in parts of nine seasons.<ref name=BR>{{cite web|title=Dale Sveum Statistics and History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sveumda01-bat.shtml|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref>▼
▲On September 3, 1988, Sveum was involved in a severe collision with fellow Brewer [[Darryl Hamilton]]
During his career Sveum had the distinction of playing for five separate managers who would▼
In his first three major league seasons, Sveum's lowest yearly batting average was .242. Following his return to the majors in 1990, he only batted over .241 twice in parts of nine seasons.<ref name=BR>{{cite web|title=Dale Sveum Statistics and History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sveumda01-bat.shtml |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=2013-05-22 }}</ref>
▲During his career, Sveum had the distinction of playing for five separate managers who would (at some point in their careers) win a league [[Manager of the Year Award]]:<ref name=Muskat/>
*[[Tony La Russa]] (1983, 1988, 1992, 2002), in Oakland
*[[Jim Leyland]] (1990, 1992, 2006), in Pittsburgh
*[[Gene Lamont]] (1993), with the Chicago White Sox
*[[Lou Piniella]] (1995, 2001, 2008), in Seattle
*[[Joe Torre]] (1996, 1998), in New York
==Coaching career==
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===Pittsburgh===
[[File:Dale Sveum 2006.jpg|150px|thumb|Sveum as third base coach for the Brewers in 2006]]
Prior to coaching in Milwaukee, Sveum managed the Double A team in the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] organization from 2001–2003, compiling a 213–211 record. In 2003, [[Baseball America]] tabbed Sveum as the best potential MLB manager in the [[Eastern League (
===Boston Red Sox===
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===Milwaukee Brewers===
On October 30, 2007, Sveum switched positions on the staff and became the team's third base coach.<ref>{{cite news|title=Simmons named Brewers' bench coach; Sveum back at third base|url=
On September 15, 2008, he was named interim manager of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] after manager [[Ned Yost]] was fired with the team at 83–67, having lost eleven of their last fourteen games while being tied for the Wild Card spot.<ref name=Muskat/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-09-15 |title=Brewers fire Yost, promote 3rd-base coach Sveum |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3589405 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Sveum led the team to a 7–5 record to close out the 2008 regular season,<ref>{{cite web|title=Dale Sveum Managerial Record|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/sveumda01.shtml|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> which was enough for the Brewers to make the playoffs for the first time since their World Series run in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|title=Milwaukee Brewers Team History & Encyclopedia|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> Under Sveum's leadership, the Brewers lost the [[2008 NLDS]] to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] in 4 games.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Milwaukee Brewers Batting, Pitching & Fielding Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/2008.shtml|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> After the season ended, newly-extended general manager [[Doug Melvin]] announced Sveum was out of the running for the managerial spot and hitting coach [[Jim Skaalen]] was fired. Eventually, [[Ken Macha]] took over the Brewers for the 2009 season while Sveum stayed on as the team's hitting coach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-10-17 |title=Brewers to Dale Sveum: "Thanks, but no thanks." |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/brewerssveum101708 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=OnMilwaukee}}</ref>
===Chicago Cubs===
On November 16, 2011 the Chicago Cubs offered Sveum their vacant managerial position.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Luke|title=Cubs Offer Dale Sveum Position As Manager|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/11/sveum-frontrunner-for-cubs-managerial-opening.html|publisher=MLBTradeRumors.com|access-date=November 17, 2011|date=November 16, 2011}}</ref> The following day, on November 17, 2011, he accepted
===Kansas City Royals===
On October 3, 2013, the [[Kansas City Royals]] announced they had hired Sveum as a coach and infield instructor, reuniting him with Yost (serving as manager).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=October 3, 2013|title=Royals hire fired Cubs manager Sveum|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/royals-hire-fired-cubs-manager-sveum
On May 29, 2014, the Royals promoted Sveum to hitting coach in an effort to improve a lackluster offensive start to the season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McCullough|first=Andy|date=May 29, 2014|title=Punchless Royals name Dale Sveum as their new hitting coach|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530021431/http://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/29/5053707/punchless-royals-name-dale-sveum.html| Sveum departed the Royals when Yost retired from the team after the 2019 season.{{fact|date=May 2022}}
===Managerial record===
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==External links==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
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*{{SABR Baseball Biography Project|598ac800}}
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