Anthony Swarzak
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Swarzak with the Cleveland Indians
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| Chicago White Sox – No. 34 | |||
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Born: September 10, 1985 Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: May 23, 2009, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| KBO: June 21, 2015, for the Doosan Bears | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 17-26 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.52 | ||
| Strikeouts | 311 | ||
| KBO statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 5–7 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.26 | ||
| Strikeouts | 72 | ||
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Anthony Ray Swarzak (born September 10, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees of MLB, and for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League.
Swarzak, a right-hander, was the Twins' second-round pick (61st overall) in the 2004 June draft out of Nova High School in Davie, Florida. As a sophomore, Swarzak pitched to a 11–1 record with a 1.16 ERA and 120 strikeouts and was named to the All-County team and second team All-State. In 2003, he finished 14–1 with 142 strikeouts. In his senior season, in which he went 14–2, with 147 strikeouts, Swarzak was named to the 2004 All-County and Class 5A All-State teams. He had a scholarship to pitch for the Louisiana State University Tigers, but instead chose to sign with the Twins on June 22, 2004, for a $575,000 bonus.
Swarzak was #15 on the Baseball America Top Gulf Coast League Prospects list in 2004. He was Midwest League Pitcher of the Week (from May 16–22, 2005), the Twins' Pitcher of the Month (May 2005), Midwest League All-Star, and #8 on the Baseball America Top Midwest League Prospects list in 2005. In 2006 he was Florida State League Pitcher of the Week (from August 7–14, 2006) and a FSL Post-Season All-Star.
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