Following Swift’s senior year at Maine, he was a first-round draft pick (second overall selection) by the Seattle Mariners in the 1984 MLB draft, making his MLB debut with the 1985 Mariners.[1]
Between 1995 and 1997, Swift played for the Colorado Rockies. While the Rockies had high hopes for him, he struggled with a shoulder injury, back pains, and the psychological difficulties of the thin air of Colorado, and never again put up numbers comparable to his days with the Giants. Swift was eventually released by the Rockies due to shoulder trouble and triceps tightness.
In 1998, Swift returned to the Seattle Mariners. He struggled, posting an 11-9 record with a 5.85 ERA and 1.62 WHIP. Swift retired during spring training, the following season (1999).[3][4]
Swift's career numbers were extremely similar to those of 1930s pitcher Bill Swift.
On December 22, 1999, USA Today named Swift as one of Maine's best athletes of the 20th century.[5][6] He was inducted into the inaugural class of the New England Baseball Hall of Fame on January 25, 2015.[6]
Swift and wife Michelle have three daughters, Aubrey, Mackenzie, and Brynlie; while the children attended Scottsdale Christian AcademyinPhoenix, Arizona (and for years beyond), their father coached High School Baseball for the school.[4]
Following the end of the 2013 baseball season, Swift accepted the position of head baseball coach at Arizona Christian University;[7][4] after five progressively successful seasons, he resigned following the 2018 season.[8][4]
