Nicholas Thompson Swisher (born January 25, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio) is an outfielder for MLB club Oakland Athletics. The son of former major-leaguer Steve Swisher, he grew up in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and attended Ohio State University. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Columbus is the capital of the U.S. state of Ohio. ... This article is about the baseball team currently active in the American League. ... Parkersburg is the county seat of Wood County6. ... The Ohio State University (legal name), also known as Ohio State or OSU, is currently the largest public university in the United States and ranked by US News as the best public university in Ohio and the twenty-first best public university in the nation. ...
He was named Big 10 Freshman of the Year in 2000 after hitting .299 with 10 home runs and 48 RBI. He was an All-Big 10 selection at first base as a sophomore in 2001 after hitting .322 with 56 RBI and a league leading 15 home runs. He earned All-Big 10 honors in the outfield in 2002 after batting .348 with 10 home runs and 52 RBI. Swisher was selected by the A's with the Boston Red Sox first round pick in 2002 as compensation for the loss of free agent Johnny Damon. The Big Ten Conference is the United States oldest college athletic conference. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1903 AL Pennants (11) 2004 • 1986 • 1975 • 1967 1946 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1904 • 1903 East Division titles (5) 1995 • 1990 • 1988 • 1986 1975 Wild card berths... Johnny David Damon (born November 5, 1973 in Fort Riley, Kansas) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox. ...
His father caught 509 games in the Major Leagues with the Chicago Cubs (1974-77), St. Louis Cardinals (1978-80) and San Diego Padres (1981-82). He was a .216 lifetime hitter with 20 home runs and 124 RBI. His father was also a first round draft pick as he was selected by the Chicago White Sox with the 21st selection of the 1973 draft. Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1908 • 1907 NL Pennants (16) 1945 • 1938 • 1935 • 1932 1929 • 1918 • 1910 • 1908 1907 • 1906 • 1886 • 1885 1882 • 1881 • 1880 • 1876 Central Division titles (1) 2003 East Division... Major league affiliations National League (1892-present) Central Division (1994-present) Eastern Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1891) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1982 •1967 • 1964 • 1946 1944 • 1942 • 1934 • 1931 1926 NL Pennants (16) 2004 • 1987 • 1985 • 1982 1968 • 1967 • 1964 • 1946 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1934... Major league affiliations National League (1969-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (2) 1998 • 1984 West Division titles (4) 2005 • 1998 • 1996 • 1984 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames San Diego Padres (1969-present) Major league home ballparks PETCO... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 2005 • 1917 • 1906 AL Pennants (6) 2005 • 1959 • 1919 • 1917 1906 • 1901 Central Division titles (2) [1] 2005 • 2000 West Division titles (2) 1993 • 1983 Wild card berths...
Although he played in 20 games during the 2004 season, Swisher's rookie year was 2005 where he finished 6th in the American LeagueRookie of the Year voting. His teammates Huston Street and Joe Blanton finished 1st and 7th respectively. The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... The Rookie of the Year award is given by a number of North American sports leagues to the top first-time professional athlete of the season. ... Huston Lowell Street (born August 2, 1983 in Austin, Texas to former University of Texas quarterback James Street and his wife, Janie) attended the University of Texas from 2002-2004 where he was a pitcher on the schools baseball team, before being drafted by the Oakland Athletics Major League... Joseph Matthew Blanton (born December 11, 1980 Nashville, Tennessee) is a pitcher with the Oakland Athletics. ...
NickSwisher, a three-year baseball letterman at Ohio State from 2000 to 2002, was called up by the Oakland Athletics from Triple-A Sacramento Sept. 3.
Swisher was met in Toronto by his father, former major league catcher Steve Swisher, who played nine seasons with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres, and four friends from Ohio State, who drove up from Columbus.
Swisher became the highest-ever drafted player from Ohio State when he was picked 16th overall in the first round of the 2002 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
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