Dale Sveum: Difference between revisions

{{short description|American baseball player and manager (born 1963)}}

|birth_place=[[Richmond, California]], U.S.

* [[Milwaukee Brewers]] ({{mlby|1986}}–{{mlby|1988}}, {{mlby|1990}}–{{mlby|1991}})

On September 3, 1988, Sveum was involved in a severe collision with fellow Brewer [[Darryl Hamilton]]. where Sveum's left leg was brokenso andbadly broken he did not play again in {{mlby|1988}}. Heand 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 only 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=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/>

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=httphttps://sportswww.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3086742|work=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|access-date=October 30, 2007|date=October 30, 2007}}</ref>

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>

AsAfter 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>{{factCite web |date=May2008-10-17 2022|title=Brewers to Dale Sveum: "Thanks, but no thanks." |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/brewerssveum101708 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=OnMilwaukee}}</ref>

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 anthe offer to become the new manager of the [[Chicago Cubs]], and was introduced on November 18, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Edes|first=Gordon|title=Dale Sveum is Cubs' new manager|url=httphttps://espnwww.goespn.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7246787/dale-sveum-accepts-offer-manage-chicago-cubs-sources-say?ex_cid=Twitter_espn_7246787|work=ESPNBoston.com|date=17 November 2011|publisher=ESPN|access-date=17 November 2011}}</ref> Sveum was fired on September 30, 2013 after posting a record of 127-197127–197 in two seasons with the Cubs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 30, 2013|title=Cubs dismiss manager Sveum after 2 years|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9748610/chicago-cubs-fire-manager-dale-sveum-two-years|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923003143/http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9748610/chicago-cubs-fire-manager-dale-sveum-two-years |archive-date=2017-09-23 |access-date=February 3, 2021|website=[[ESPN]]|language=en}}</ref> On August 16, 2017, Sveum received a World Series ring from the team.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stebbins |first=Tim |url=httphttps://www.csnchicagonbcsportschicago.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/why-cubs-gave-world-series-rings-to-fired-managers-dale-sveum-and-rick-renteria /302088/|title=Why Cubs gave World Series rings to fired managers Dale Sveum and Rick Renteria &#124; NBC Sports Chicago |publisher=Csnchicago.com |date=2017-08-16 |access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref>

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|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=February 3, 2021|website=[[FOX Sports]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

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