Erik Swanson #50

Erik Donald Swanson... Resides in Fargo, ND, with wife, Madison, and their son and daughter... Attended Mariemont (OH) High School... Earned Outstanding Pitcher honors while leading Iowa Western CC to the NJCAA Division I title in 2014...Committed to the University of Pittsburgh before being drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 8th round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

2023

Set career highs in wins (four), games (69), innings pitched (66.2), strikeouts (75), and saves (four)... Made his Toronto debut with two strikeouts over a hitless inning on March 30 at STL... Picked up his first save as a Blue Jay and the seventh of his career on June 3 at NYM (1.0 IP, H, K)... On injured list with thoracic spine inflammation from Aug. 27-Sept. 10... Made one rehab appearance for Triple-A Buffalo on Sept. 9 vs. LHV, earning the win while tossing a clean ninth inning (K)... Kept a 1.10 ERA (2ER/16.1 IP), a 0.86 WHIP, and a .190 AVG over his last 18 games.

2022

Set career highs in games (57), wins (3), saves (3) and strikeouts (70), while also posting a career-best 1.68 ERA... His 1.74 ERA as a reliever ranked fifth in the AL and ninth in the Majors... Allowed two runs or fewer in each of his 57 appearances, including 48 scoreless outings... Recorded multiple strikeouts in 23 games, including four games with three strikeouts... Earned his first save of the year June 25 at LAA, allowing a pair of walks (one intentional) in a scoreless ninth inning... Served as the opener in the second game of the doubleheader on July 13 at WSH (2.0 IP, K), his only start of the year... Tossed a career-high 14.1 straight scoreless innings from July 27-Aug. 31 (10H, 2BB, HB, 18K)... On the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation from May 14-June 10...Made two scoreless rehab appearances with Single-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma (2.0IP, 2H, 3K)... Made his MLB postseason debut in Game 3 of the ALDS vs. HOU on Oct. 15 (1.0 IP, K).

2021

Went 0-3 with 3.31 ERA (13 ER, 35.1 IP) with 35 strikeouts and 10 walks in 33 games (2 starts) with 1 save. ...2021 Debut – Started the second game of a double header April 13 at Baltimore…tossed 2.0 innings without allowing a hit, recording 1 walk and 1 strikeout. ...Save #1 – Recorded .rst save of the season on May 28 tossing 1.1 inning allowing 1 hit, 1 walk and striking out 2. ...Scoreless Streak – Did not allow a run in 12 consec. games May 13-July 31...threw 12.2 innings giving up six hits with 50 batters faced and recorded 15 strikeouts and only five walks...batters only recorded a .136 average during that span. ...Injured List – Was placed on the 10-day Injured List on May 29 with a right groin strain… was activated on July 7. ...What A Relief - Did not allow a run in 24 of 31 appearances out of the bullpen in 2021 ...Stingy Stretch - Did not allow an earned run over 6.0 games from Aug. 23-Sept. 11... tallied 66 strikeouts and no walks over 6.0 innings.

2020

Posted a 12.91 ERA (11 ER, 7.2 IP) with nine strikeouts and two walks in nine games...Threw 149 pitches in 2020, 101 of which were his 4-seam fastball (67.8%)… among pitchers who threw at least 100 4-seam fast balls in 2020, his 67.8% fastball rate ranked tied for 8th in the Majors with Oakland’s Liam Hendriks...Was recalled on Aug. 2 for his first stint with the big league club...Was placed on the 10-Day Injured List on Aug. 20 with a strained right forearm… was reinstated on Sept. 14, and finished the season with the team.

2019

Went 1-5 with 2 saves (in 2 opportunities) a 5.74 ERA (37 ER, 58.0 IP) with 52 strikeouts and 12 walks in 27 appearances (8 starts) with the Mariners…appeared in 3 stints with the Mariners: April 9-11, April 14 - May 17 and July 16 - end of season...Worked primarily out of the bullpen following the AllStar Break, but made 2 starts as an "opener" during that span…in 18 relief appearances after the All-Star Break, was 2-for-2 in save opportunities while posting a 2.78 ERA (7 ER, 22.2 IP) with 23 strikeouts and 5 walks...Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings in his last 7 outings…struck out 6, allowed 1 hit and walked 1, while recording a .045 (1x22) average against...Recorded his first career save on Sept. 19 at Pittsburgh, tossing a scoreless 11th inning and allowing only 1 walk with 3 strikeouts...Worked at least 1.2 innings in relief in 6 outings, including a season-high 2.1 innings on August 30 at Texas...In 6 starts, was 1-5 with a 7.98 ERA (26 ER, 29.1 IP) with 11 home runs allowed…in 2 starts as an "opener", was 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA (2 ER, 4.0 IP) with 1 home run allowed…in 19 relief outings, was 2-for-2 in save opportunities with a 3.28 ERA (9 ER, 24.2 IP) with 5 home runs allowed...Made his Major League debut on April 11 at Kansas City, tossing 2.0 innings in relief…allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4...Made his first start on April 17 vs. Cleveland and became the 3rd Mariners pitcher in club history to work at least 6.0 innings, while allowing 1 run-or-fewer and 2 hits-or-fewer in his first Major League start…joined Brandon Morrow (9/5/08 vs. NYY) and Doug Fister (8/11/09 vs. CWS) in accomplishing this feat…Swanson was tagged with the loss despite allowing only 1 run on 2 hits (1 home run) while striking out 5 over 6.0 innings...Earned first Major League win on May 5 at Cleveland, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings, while allowing 1 hit, 3 walks and striking out 3...In 10 appearances (6 starts) with Triple-A Tacoma, was 0-1 with a 5.55 ERA (15 ER, 24.1 IP) with 28 strikeouts and 12 walks.

2018

Totals - Split the season between Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/W-B, going 8-2 with a 2.58 ERA (33 ER, 115.0 IP) with 133 strikeouts and 29 walks in 22 games (20 starts)...Whiff - Posted 10.41 K/9.0 IP (133 K, 115.0 IP)…held opponents to a .204 (85x416) average ...Cruising - Allowed 3-or-fewer runs in 17 of 20 starts, including 7 straight starts allowing 1-orfewer run, April 10-May 15…during these 7 games, was 4-0 with a 0.46 ERA (2 ER, 39.0 IP)...DL Time - Spent two stints on the disabled list with a right groin strain: June 13-July 14 and Sept. 8-24…made 2 rehab starts with Short-A Staten Island, July 5-12