Nick Swisher is taking a break from baseball.
The switch-hitting journeyman outfielder and Ohio State alumnus, drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 2004, played for five clubs during his career. He was a 2010 All-Star and a 2009 World Series champion with the New York Yankees.
Swisher played for the Atlanta Braves in 2015. Afterwards, he signed a minor league contract with Scranton RailRiders, where averaged 255/.297/.377 with seven home runs and 25 RBI in 55 games. It's not good enough to earn tread, unfortunately.
For the record, this isn't an official retirement. He will reevaluate his career "at the appropriate time."
Not a bad career in the least if this is where it ends, though.
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