Frank Schwindel

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Frank Joseph Schwindel (born June 29, 1992), nicknamed "Frank The Tank", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago Cubs, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes. Schwindel attended Livingston High School in Livingston, New Jersey. He attended St. John's University and played college baseball for the St. John's Red Storm from 2011 to 2013. During college, he also played for the Riverhead Tomcats of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League in 2011, and the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League in 2012. The Kansas City Royals selected Schwindel in the 18th round of the 2013 MLB draft. Schwindel played for the Idaho Falls Chukars in his debut season of 2013, producing a slash line (batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage) of .300/.336/.431/.767 with six home runs and 42 runs batted in (RBIs) in 64 games played. He played for the Lexington Legends and the Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2014, combining to hit .280/.309/.500/.809 with 22 home runs and 75 RBIs in 118 games. In 2015, Schwindel played for Wilmington and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, he combined to hit .252/.281/.383/.664 with seven home runs and 54 RBIs in 123 games. He spent the entire 2016 season with Arkansas, hitting 270/.301/.446/.747 with 20 home runs and 68 RBIs in 120 games.