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Nick Swisher

CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 15: Nick Swisher #33 of the Cleveland Indians scores the go ahead run off a double by Michael Brantley #23 during the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals at Progressive Field on June 15, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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About Nick Swisher

Nicholas Thompson Swisher (born November 25, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder for the New York Yankees. Swisher is a switch hitter who throws left-handed. He is the son of former major league catcher Steve Swisher, who played for various National League baseball clubs in the 1970s and 1980s. Swisher was born in Columbus, Ohio, and grew up in Parkersburg, West Virginia. While attending Ohio State University, he played for their Division I baseball team.

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