Dale Sveum

Dale Sveum is a retired MLB infielder and current hitting coach who has also spent time as a manager for two different teams. Sveum started his career as a player with the Milwaukee Brewers when he was drafted in the first round of the 1982 MLB Draft. Four years later, Sveum made his MLB debut, and would go on to play for the Brewers for five seasons. His best season came in 1987 when he hit 25 homeruns with 95 RBI as the Brewers’ ninth hitter. After leaving the Brewers in 1991, Sveum would become a journeyman of sorts, playing for seven different teams before his retirement in 1999. He began his coaching career in 2001 as the manager of the Brewers’ minor league manager, eventually ending up with the Boston Red Sox, helping the team win their first World Series in almost 100 years. His first job at manager came in 2008 as the interim manager following Ned Yost’s firing, but he was not hired full time after the season. In 2012, Sveum was offered the vacant managerial position with the Chicago Cubs, and he did so for two seasons, leading the Cubs to a 127-197 record until being fired in 2013. Sveum is now a hitting coach with the Kansas City Royals, where his coaching helped them win the 2014 AL Pennant.