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Nicholas "Nick" Thompson Swisher (born November 25, 1980, in Columbus, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman 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. He then grew up in Parkersburg, West Virginia after that.




Bats: Yankees Find Themselves in Unfamiliar Spot

By: NY Times

22May2012

With an offense that is struggling mightily, and a rotation that is not picking up the slack, the Yankees began Tuesday tied for last place.

For Yankees, It Seems A Lot Like 2008

By: WFAN

22May2012

Losers in six of their last seven games, the Yankees are now tied for last place in the AL East.

Keefe To The City: Joe Girardi Has No Answers For Yankees’ Problems

By: WFAN

22May2012

Neil Keefe looks at Joe Girardi's answers from his postgame press conference on Monday night to try to make sense of the Yankees' struggles.

Yankees aren’t worried or winning

By: Lady Loves Pinstripes

21May2012

There is no way to sugarcoat this anymore because the New York Yankees absolutely stink. Going over all the issues isn’t going to help anything because they can’t hit, they give up homers and any team can beat them; and I mean any. All teams get...

Palladino: Yankees’ Bats Just Not Getting It Done

By: WFAN

18May2012

The Mets have been winning games by being opportunistic, a quality the Yanks appear to have suddenly forgotten.

Being Andy Pettitte

By: Call to the Pen

14May2012

Being Andy Pettitte was pretty cool on Sunday, even if he couldn’t win the game in his return to the New York Yankees’ pitching rotation. How long it will remain cool to be Andy Pettitte during his new baseball life in the Big Apple is an...

Embattled Teixeira’s Blast Gives Yankees Opening Game Win At Camden Yards

By: WFAN

14May2012

Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, Curtis Granderson also connected, and the New York Yankees got three hits from Alex Rodriguez in an 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.

Yankees Honor Purple Heart Marine And Bomb-Sniffing Dog

By: WFAN

13May2012

The Yankees honored Purple Heart recipient Megan Leavey and combat dog Sgt. Rex at Yankee Stadium before Sunday's game.

Pettitte Gutsy In Return But Yankees Lose, 6-2

By: WFAN

13May2012

Andy Pettitte lasted 6.1 innings in his return but surrendered four runs as the Yankees lost 6-2 to the Mariners on Sunday.

Keidel: A Look Into The Man, The Myth, The Immortal Mo

By: WFAN

11May2012

Dave Robertson blew a save the other night, and the city sighed. Not because we dislike Dave Robertson, who has the electric arm and the elastic memory of a big-time reliever, but because he’s not Mariano Rivera.

Yankees vs. Rays: Series deux preview

By: Lady Loves Pinstripes

8May2012

The Yankees are back in New York after a 5-5-road trip to host the Tampa Bay Rays for a three-game set at the stadium starting tonight. Last time these two teams met was the start of the 2012 season, and the Rays swept the Yankees right out of Tropic...

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