Erik Swanson

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Erik Swanson
Seattle Mariners – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 (age 28)[1]
Fargo, North Dakota[1]
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through September 18, 2021)
Win–loss record1–10
Earned run average5.47
Strikeouts92
Teams

Erik Swanson (born September 4, 1993)[1] is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

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, going 1–2 with a 4.63 ERA in 23.1 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 innings, and started 2016 with Hickory.

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.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "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. 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. ^ Jump up to: a b c "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.

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