Listed at 6\' 4", 210 lb., Swan was a southpaw reliever usually used in the set-up role, although occasionally would be called upon to work as a closer during the 1991 and 1992 campaigns. He was selected by the Giants in the ninth round of the 1986 MLB draft.\n', '

On June 9, 1990, Swan took a no-hitter into the eighth inning while starting a game for Seattle against the Detroit Tigers.\n', '

Following his playing retirement, Swan worked as a pitching coach at Washington State University and for the Colorado Rockies organization.\n', '

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