Early Life
Nick Swisher is the son of Steve Swisher, a former major leaguer of German descent, and Rebecca, an Italian mother; Swisher's parents divorced when he was 11 years old. He then went to live with his grandparents in Parkersburg, West Virginia, who raised him during his teenage years.
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