Erik Swanson

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23+1⁄3innings 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. [4] 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 [5] and started 2018 with the Trenton Thunder. [6] [7] 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. [8]

Seattle Mariners

On November 19, 2018, the Yankees traded Swanson, Justus Sheffield, and Dom Thompson-Williams to the Seattle Mariners for James Paxton. [9] The Mariners added him to their 40-man roster the next day. [10] Swanson opened the 2019 season with the Tacoma Rainiers, with whom he was 0–1 with a 5.55 ERA. [11]

The Mariners promoted Swanson to the major leagues for the first time on April 9, 2019. [12] He made his major league debut on April 11, 2019. In 2019 he was 1–5 with a 5.74 ERA. [11] In 2020 he was 0–2 with a 12.91 ERA. In 2021, he had a 3.31 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 35+1⁄3 innings. [11] During the 2022 season, Swanson recorded a 1.68 ERA with 70 strikeouts across 53+2⁄3 innings. [11]

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. [13]

Personal life

Swanson was born in Fargo, North Dakota. His grandfather, Dwaine Hoberg, is a former mayor of Moorhead, Minnesota. Erik's father, Mark, played college football for the North Dakota State Bison. Erik lived in Fargo until he was five years old, when his family moved to Cincinnati. Swanson moved back to Fargo in 2015. [14]

Swanson and his wife, Madison, married in 2018 and reside in Fargo. [15] They have one son and one daughter together. [16] On February 25, 2024, his son, Toby, was struck by a car in Dunedin, Florida, and airlifted to the hospital in critical condition. Less than a week later, Toby was released from the hospital, with Swanson stating "God is good". [17]

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  2. ↑ "Mariemont grad Erik Swanson gets called up to Seattle Mariners". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  3. ↑ Rich. "Erik Swanson to play baseball for the Texas Rangers www.mariemont.com". Mariemont.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ "New York Yankees trade outfielder Carlos Beltran to Texas Rangers". Espn.com. August 2, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Erik Swanson Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Erik Swanson shines for Thunder in dominating pitching effort". Trentonian.com. 28 March 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Meet the Yankees prospect you don't know (but should) ... the pitcher dominating for Trenton". NJ.com. April 24, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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  16. ↑ "Erik Swanson".
  17. ↑ "Blue Jays pitcher Erik Swanson's son, 4, out of ICU after being struck by car: 'God is so good'". foxnews.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
Erik Swanson
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993 (age 30)
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
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