Education
Prior to playing professionally, Dwyer attended Clemson University, and pitched for the Clemson Tigers. He attended Saint Mary"s High School in Lynn, Massachusetts, and Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut.
Prior to playing professionally, Dwyer attended Clemson University, and pitched for the Clemson Tigers. He attended Saint Mary"s High School in Lynn, Massachusetts, and Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut.
He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2013. Dwyer lived in Swampscott, Massachusetts. He played American Legion baseball for the local Swampscott team
He stayed with Salisbury for a postgraduate year in 2008.
The New York Yankees selected Dwyer in the 36th round of the 2008 MLB Draft, but did not sign. Instead, he attended Clemson University, where he played for the Clemson Tigers baseball team of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
As Dwyer turned 21 in 2009, he was eligible to be selected in the 2009 MLB Draft. The Kansas City Royals chose Dwyer in the fourth round, and he signed with Kansas City, receiving a $1.45 million signing bonus.
In 2010, Dwyer pitched for the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.
Dwyer was rated the 83rd best prospect in baseball by Baseball America prior to the 2011 season, and was invited to Royals" spring training in 2012. Dwyer played for the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Class American Automobile Association Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 2013. The Royals promoted Dwyer to the major leagues following the game.
Dwyer was designated for assignment by the Royals on September 1, 2014.
Dwyer"s sister, Lindsay, played soccer at Williams College.