Rick Sweet
Ricky Joe (Rick) Sweet is a former professional baseball catcher. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball between 1978 and 1983, and has since had a long career as minor and major league coach and minor league manager. He was the manager of the Louisville Bats, the top farm club of the Cincinnati Reds, from 2005 to 2011 before being fired in the offseason. He stayed with the Reds organization as a roving catching instructor for their minor league teams.
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