Erik Swanson

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

Not to be confused with Eric Swanson.
Erik Swanson
Seattle Mariners – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-04) September 4, 1993[1]
Fargo, North Dakota[1]
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through August 16, 2020)
Win–loss record1-7
Earned run average6.54
Strikeouts59
Teams

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.

Texas Rangers

He was drafted by the Texas Rangers 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. He was recalled to the major leagues for the first time on April 9, 2019.[10] He made his major league debut on April 11, 2019.

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. 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. "Mariners Recall Erik Swanson from AAA Tacoma". marinersblog.mlblogs.com. Seattle Mariners. April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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