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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Swanson and his wife, Madison, married in 2018 and reside in Fargo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/for-seattle-mariners-pitcher-home-is-where-the-heart-is-and-that-is-now-fargo|title=For Seattle Mariners pitcher, home is where the heart is — and that is now Fargo|date=24 December 2019}}</ref> They have one son together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://igdavictoria.com/site/0ec4b4-Erik-Swanson|title = Erik Swanson}}</ref>
Swanson and his wife, Madison, married in 2018 and reside in Fargo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inforum.com/sports/for-seattle-mariners-pitcher-home-is-where-the-heart-is-and-that-is-now-fargo|title=For Seattle Mariners pitcher, home is where the heart is — and that is now Fargo|date=24 December 2019}}</ref> They have one son and one daughter together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://igdavictoria.com/site/0ec4b4-Erik-Swanson|title = Erik Swanson}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:00, 9 December 2022

Not to be confused with Eric Swanson.
Erik Swanson
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 (age 31)
Fargo, North Dakota
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record4–12
Earned run average4.13
Strikeouts166
Teams

Erik Donald Swanson (born September 4, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Seattle Mariners.

Amateur career

Swanson attended Mariemont High School in Cincinnati, Ohio,[1] where he played in the same league as Andrew Benintendi of Madeira High School. He later played college baseball at Wabash Valley College and Iowa Western Community College.[citation needed]

Professional career

Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers selected Swanson in the eighth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[2] Swanson made his professional debut in 2014 with the Spokane Indians and he spent the whole season there, pitching to a 1–2 win-loss record with a 4.63 earned run average (ERA) in 23+1⁄3 innings pitched out of the bullpen. He pitched 2015 with the Arizona League Rangers, Hickory Crawdads, Frisco RoughRiders and Round Rock Express, compiling a combined 1–0 record and 2.35 ERA in 15+1⁄3 innings, and started 2016 with Hickory.[citation needed]

New York Yankees

On August 1, 2016, Swanson was traded with Dillon Tate and Nick Green to the New York Yankees for Carlos Beltrán.[3] He finished that season with the Charleston RiverDogs. In 24 games (17 starts) between the two clubs, he was 6–5 with a 3.46 ERA. He spent 2017 with the Tampa Yankees where he was 7–3 with a 3.95 ERA in 20 starts[4] and started 2018 with the Trenton Thunder.[5][6] He rehabbed with the Staten Island Yankees during the year and was also promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in May. In 24 games (22 starts) with the three clubs, he went 8–2 with a 2.66 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP.[7]

Seattle Mariners

On November 19, 2018, the Yankees traded Swanson, Justus Sheffield, and Dom Thompson-Williams to the Seattle Mariners for James Paxton.[8] The Mariners added him to their 40-man roster the next day.[9]

Swanson opened the 2019 season with the Tacoma Rainiers, with whom he was 0–1 with a 5.55 ERA.[10] He was recalled to the major leagues for the first time on April 9, 2019.[11] He made his major league debut on April 11, 2019. In 2019 he was 1–5 with a 5.74 ERA.[10]

In 2020 he was 0–2 with a 12.91 ERA. In 2021 he came back with a 3.31 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 35+1⁄3 innings.[10]

During the 2022 season, Swanson took another step forward, as he recorded a 1.68 ERA with 70 strikeouts across 53+2⁄3 innings.[10]

Toronto Blue Jays

On November 16, 2022, the Mariners traded Swanson and pitching prospect Adam Macko to the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Teoscar Hernández.[12]

Personal life

Swanson and his wife, Madison, married in 2018 and reside in Fargo.[13] They have one son and one daughter together.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Erik Swanson Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ Rich. "Erik Swanson to play baseball for the Texas Rangers www.mariemont.com". Mariemont.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "New York Yankees trade outfielder Carlos Beltran to Texas Rangers". Espn.com. August 2, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Erik Swanson Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  5. ^ "Erik Swanson shines for Thunder in dominating pitching effort". Trentonian.com. 28 March 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "Meet the Yankees prospect you don't know (but should) ... the pitcher dominating for Trenton". NJ.com. April 24, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "Erik Swanson Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Yankees land Paxton, ship top prospect to Seattle". ESPN.com. November 19, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "Mariners add Erik Swanson to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d "Erik Swanson Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. ^ "Mariners Recall Erik Swanson from AAA Tacoma". marinersblog.mlblogs.com. Seattle Mariners. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  12. ^ "Teoscar traded to Mariners for pair of pitchers". MLB.com. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "For Seattle Mariners pitcher, home is where the heart is — and that is now Fargo". 24 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Erik Swanson".
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