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Swanson announced his retirement from professional baseball on his Instagram account Thursday. Swanson was one of the best relievers in the American League during 2022-23 seasons, posting a 2.39 ERA and 145:31 K:BB over 120.1 regular-season innings. It was a struggle the last two seasons, however, and he dealt with intermittent arm injuries during that stretch. The 32-year-old finishes with a career 4.20 ERA over parts of seven big-league seasons.
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Swanson was released by the Blue Jays on Monday, per MLB's transactions log. Swanson was booted from the 40-man roster Tuesday and didn't receive any interest while on waivers. He'll search for an opportunity elsewhere after electing free agency.
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The Blue Jays designated Swanson for assignment Tuesday. Swanson missed the first couple months of the season due to carpal tunnel syndrome in his right forearm, and he surrendered nine earned runs across 5.1 frames in his first six outings. The 31-year-old was a reliable high-leverage arm from 2021 to 2023 with a 2.60 ERA and 48 holds in 159 appearances, so he could receive some interest on the waiver wire.
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Swanson coughed up three runs on three hits and a walk in the eighth inning of Friday's 8-0 loss to the Phillies. The righty reliever gave up back-to-back doubles to Max Kepler and J.T. Realmuto to lead off the frame. Swanson has been tagged for runs in three of five appearances since coming off the injured list, leading to a 9.64 ERA, 1.93 WHIP and 2:3 K:BB in 4.2 innings, and he seems a long way from being ready to handle high-leverage work.
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Swanson (1-0) recorded the win Sunday over the A's, giving up one run on one hit in one inning of relief. He struck out one. Activated from the 60-day IL earlier in the day after recovering from a forearm issue, Swanson entered the game in the top of the eighth inning with the Blue Jays down 3-2 and had trouble finding the plate. In addition to allowing a leadoff single to Willie MacIver, he uncorked a wild pitch and plunked Denzel Clarke with a 91.1 mph fastball before finally escaping the frame with minimal damage. Swanson then found himself in line for the win when Addison Barger launched a go-ahead, three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth. The right-hander could eventually work his way into a high-leverage role, but Sunday's performance suggests Swanson still has some rust to shake off first.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2025 | TOR | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15.1 | 2.43 |
| 2024 | TOR | 45 | 0 | 39.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 36 | 5.03 | 1.27 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 6/15 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 2 | 20.25 | 2 | 1 | 6.00 |
| 6/13 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 3 | 11.25 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 6/08 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 6.00 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 6/05 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6/03 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 6/01 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
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