Russell Howard Swan (January 3, 1964 – April 26, 2006) was an American professional baseball

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who played from 1989 through 1994 for the

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and

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(MLB). 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.Player profile
''Historic Baseball''. Retrieved on May 26, 2016. On June 9, 1990, Swan took a

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into the eighth inning while starting a game for Seattle against the

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.1990 Game Logs
''Baseball Reference''. Retrieved on May 26, 2016. Following his playing retirement, Swan worked as a

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and for the

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organization. On April 17, 2006, Swan was found unconscious after a fall in a stairwell in

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. He had been found without a wallet or any identification. Swan died nine days later at a hospital in

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, at the age of 42.Former MLB pitcher Swan dies at 42 after fall
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