{"id":4476,"date":"2022-12-09T18:29:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T18:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iabf.foundation\/?p=4476"},"modified":"2022-12-09T18:29:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T18:29:55","slug":"brian-sweeney-named-pitching-coach-of-kansas-city-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iabf.foundation\/brian-sweeney-named-pitching-coach-of-kansas-city-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Sweeney Named Pitching Coach of Kansas City Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Italian on his mother&#8217;s side, Brian Sweeney was recently hired as the pitching coach of the Kansas City Royals by Italian American manager Matt Quatraro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweeney was most recently the bullpen coach of the Cleveland Guardians on Italian American Terry Francona&#8217;s staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI heard this in Cleveland: Combining tradition, experience and innovation really is the best route,&#8221; he told MLB.com. &#8220;I think that\u2019s the style we\u2019re looking for here in Kansas City.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/royals-add-brian-sweeney-jose-alguacil-to-2023-coaching-staff\">Check out the full MLB.com story about the hire!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian on his mother&#8217;s side, Brian Sweeney was recently hired as the pitching coach of the Kansas City Royals by Italian American manager Matt Quatraro. 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