| Devin Sweet | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 6, 1996 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 19, 2023, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 10.38 |
| Strikeouts | 6 |
| Teams | |
Devin Sweet (born September 6, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics.
Career
Amateur career
Sweet attended Southeast Guilford High School in Guilford County, North Carolina, and played for their baseball team.[1] He attended North Carolina Central University and played college baseball for the North Carolina Central Eagles from 2014 to 2018.[2]
Seattle Mariners
On July 13, 2018, Sweet signed with the Seattle Mariners as an undrafted free agent.[3] He split his first professional season between the rookie–level Arizona League Mariners, Low–A Everett AquaSox, and Single–A Clinton LumberKings. In 15 total appearances, Sweet accumulated a 4.66 ERA with 24 strikeouts and 2 saves in 19+1⁄3 innings pitched.[4] He spent 2019 with the Single–A West Virginia Power and High–A Modesto Nuts. Appearing in 34 total contests (15 starts), Sweet registered a cumulative 8–5 record and 2.76 ERA with 152 strikeouts in 127+1⁄3 innings of work. Sweet did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
He returned to action in 2021 with the Double–A Arkansas Travelers, where he made 25 appearances (13 starts) and logged a 5–6 record and 4.74 ERA with 93 strikeouts in 79+2⁄3 innings pitched.[6] He spent 2022 back in Double–A with Arkansas, and registered a 4–6 record and 5.28 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 58.0 innings of work.[7]
Sweet returned to Double–A Arkansas in 2023, and made 27 appearances, where he logged a 1.54 ERA with 47 strikeouts and 5 saves in 35.0 innings of work. On July 19, 2023, Sweet was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[8] In two appearances for Seattle, he allowed two runs on two hits and one walk with one strikeout. On August 31, Sweet was designated for assignment following the waiver claim of Dominic Leone.[9]
Oakland Athletics
On September 2, 2023, Sweet was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics.[10] In 5 appearances for Oakland, Sweet struggled immensely to a 10.80 ERA with 5 strikeouts across 6+2⁄3 innings of work.
San Francisco Giants
On December 18, 2023, Sweet was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.[11]
References
- ↑ https://greensboro.com/sports/high-school/southeast-guilford-baseball-team-still-among-area-s-elite/article_af8c4235-347d-5f67-ae11-5926293f49ae.html
- ↑ https://blackcollegenines.com/former-north-carolina-central-pitcher-devin-sweet-makes-mlb-debut/
- ↑ "Devin Sweet Stats, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Devin Sweet Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Devin Sweet - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Devin Sweet Stats, Fantasy & News". mlb.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Mariners' Devin Sweet: Selected to roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Mariners' Devin Sweet: DFA'd by Seattle". cbssports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Athletics' Devin Sweet: Claimed off waivers". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ↑ "SF Giants claim former Mariners reliever off waivers from Athletics". si.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)