Blake Swihart
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Swihart with the Boston Red Sox
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| Boston Red Sox – No. 23 | |||
| Catcher / Left fielder | |||
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Born: April 3, 1992 Bedford, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 2, 2015, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .271 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 36 | ||
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Blake Aubry Swihart (born April 3, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher and left fielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball. He stands 6'1" and weighs 205 lbs. Blake hits effectively from both sides of the plate. He made his major-league debut in May 2015 and ended that season hitting .274 with 5 HRs and 31 RBIs in 84 games played.
Swihart attended V. Sue Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, where he competed in basketball, baseball, and football. Playing mainly as a shortstop, he had a .602 batting average (56-for-93) with 17 doubles, five triples, five home runs, 41 runs batted in (RBIs) and 58 runs scored in 28 games as a senior. As a pitcher, Swihart's fastball could reach 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) before he began high school, and was up to 98 miles per hour (158 km/h) by the time he was a junior. However, it was during his junior season that Swihart quit pitching because he preferred to hit, and it was also during his junior season when Swihart first began playing catcher.
Swihart played for USA Baseball's 18-Under National Team in 2010 and led his team with a .448 average, earning Louisville Slugger All-American honors. For Team USA, Swihart played first base and left field. He played in the 2010 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic. Off of the baseball field, Swihart had a 4.0 GPA. He committed to attend the University of Texas at Austin on a college baseball scholarship.
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