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Scouting Report
Updated May 19, 2026
Erik Swanson, 32-year-old former Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher, retired from professional baseball in November 2025. He has transitioned to a new career as a sports trading card collector and entrepreneur. Swanson is launching "Swanny's Clubhouse," an Instagram account and Whatnot streaming platform presence dedicated to collecting and trading baseball, football, and hockey cards. He is actively engaging with the collecting community and seeking out his own rookie cards from his seven-year MLB career (four years with Seattle Mariners, three years with Toronto Blue Jays).
Strengths
- + Successfully completed 7-year MLB career
- + Actively engaged in post-baseball entrepreneurship
- + Building community through trading card platform
- + Maintaining connection to baseball through collecting hobby
- + Leveraging personal brand and MLB experience for new business venture
Weaknesses
- - Career has ended - no longer active player
- - Age 32 at retirement suggests earlier-than-typical exit from professional baseball
- - Limited information on reasons for retirement
About
Erik Swanson is a rp for the Chicago Cubs.
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