Nick Swisher narrowly won the Final Vote over Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis and will be on the 2010 American League All-Star Team.
Swisher made a big push on Twitter today using #SendSwish to get followers to choose him. He also gave his fans a big thanks after it was announced that he’d be playing in the midsummer classic.
Swisher is having a career year this season:
| Year | Tm | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | OAK | 20 | 60 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | .250 | .352 | .417 | .769 | 101 |
| 2005 | OAK | 131 | 462 | 66 | 109 | 32 | 1 | 21 | 74 | 55 | 110 | .236 | .322 | .446 | .768 | 101 |
| 2006 | OAK | 157 | 556 | 106 | 141 | 24 | 2 | 35 | 95 | 97 | 152 | .254 | .372 | .493 | .864 | 125 |
| 2007 | OAK | 150 | 539 | 84 | 141 | 36 | 1 | 22 | 78 | 100 | 131 | .262 | .381 | .455 | .836 | 126 |
| 2008 | CHW | 153 | 497 | 86 | 109 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 69 | 82 | 135 | .219 | .332 | .410 | .743 | 92 |
| 2009 | NYY | 150 | 498 | 84 | 124 | 35 | 1 | 29 | 82 | 97 | 126 | .249 | .371 | .498 | .869 | 129 |
| 2010 | NYY | 79 | 299 | 52 | 89 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 35 | 69 | .298 | .376 | .518 | .895 | 143 |
| 7 Seasons | 840 | 2911 | 489 | 728 | 170 | 9 | 147 | 454 | 474 | 734 | .250 | .359 | .466 | .825 | 118 | |
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