Michael Schwimer
| Michael Schwimer | |||
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Schwimer with the Philadelphia Phillies
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Born: February 19, 1986 Fairfax, Virginia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 21, 2011, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| August 19, 2012, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 3–2 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.62 | ||
| Strikeouts | 52 | ||
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Michael Fredarick Schwimer (born February 19, 1986) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher.
The 6' 8" pitcher was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008, out of the University of Virginia. In his minor league career, he averaged 12.1 strikeouts per 9 innings, as he was 20–10 with a 2.51 ERA, and gave up 184 hits while striking out 313 batters in 233 innings.
In August 2011, he made his debut in the major leagues. On February 23, 2013, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. He was released by the team on August 7, 2013.
He was born in Fairfax, Virginia, to Dan and Cindy Schwimer. Schwimer was the first Jewish player for the Phillies since Mike Lieberthal. Growing up, he attended Beth El Hebrew Congregation in Alexandria, Virginia, where he went to Hebrew school and had his bar mitzvah. He is 6' 8", and 240 pounds.
He sometimes trains with former number one ranked professional tennis player Andy Roddick in the off-season.
In high school, Schwimer played baseball and was 9–0 in 2004 with a 1.04 ERA while earning the 2004 Alexandria Sportsmen Player of the Year award, and being named the Virginia Independent School League Player of the Year and Second Team All-Metro at St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School. He was an Honorable Mention All-Metro pick in 2002, and was named an All-Interstate Athletic Conference selection in 2002–04. He also played high school basketball, and was a basketball All-Metro pick in 2004 and an All-IAC pick in 2003 and 2004. His senior year in high school, Schwimer averaged 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists per game. He shot 43% from the 3-point line that year, and led the team to the Sleepy Thompson Championship where he was named MVP over Roy Hibbert. Out of high school Schwimer was offered Division 1 scholarships to play football, basketball, and baseball. He was offered a full basketball scholarship to Duke and Louisville.
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