Greg Swindell

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Forest Gregory Swindell (born January 2, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player. He had a 17-year career in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1986 to 2002. He played for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox of the American League and the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League. He was a member of the Diamondbacks team that defeated the New York Yankees to win the 2001 World Series. Swindell was born on January 2, 1965, to Tonii and Harold Swindell in Fort Worth, Texas. He was the youngest of four children, two sisters Treva and Chrystie and a brother Corky He graduated from Sharpstown High School in 1983. The previous year, led his high school team to a Texas Class 5A state championship going 14–0 on the mound with a 0.65 ERA. Swindell attended the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. According to the Texas Longhorns media guide, he was one of the most decorated pitchers in school history, with a 43–8 record in 77 games and a 1.92 ERA. He made 50 starts, pitching 32 complete games and notching school records for shutouts (14) and strikeouts (501).