Sweeney finds team (Kellen, not Ryan)
There was good news for the Sweeney family Friday when Kellen Sweeney was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts in the Midwest League.
His older brother Ryan, however, is still looking for a place to play this season after not making the 25-man roster for the Boston Red Sox.
Kellen Sweeney hit only .179 in 43 games for Lansing last season, but he'll get a chance to redeem himself this year with the Lugnuts as a Class A farmhand with the Toronto Blue Jays.
It also means his family and friends from Cedar Rapids will get a chance to see him play in his hometown this season. Lansing is scheduled to play a three-game series against the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium on April 28, 29 and 30.
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