When Anthony Swarzak stepped to the mound of T-Mobile Park on Tuesday night to throw his first pitch as a member of the Mariners, there was a small thought that crept into the minds of both manager Scott Servais and starting pitcher Marco Gonzales — they’d never actually seen the veteran right-hander ever pitch in a game.
Swarzak, who was acquired in the offseason as part of the seven-player trade with the Mets that sent Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to New York, arrived to spring training with a shoulder impingement. By the time he got healthy enough to pitch in games, the Mariners were already into their season, playing in Japan.