NICK Swisher played on one of the most iconic and star-studded teams in all of sports.
But the 44-year-old World Series champion admitted he’s even more reconizable for his TV cameo.
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Swisher was part of the 2009 New York Yankees team that won Major League Baseball’s biggest prize.
And in February 2010, Swisher starred as himself in popular sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.”
The episode in the show’s fifth season was called “Perfect Week” and aired months after he won the World Series.
“Legendary,” Swisher described his TV cameo in an interview with The Sun.
“I probably get stopped more for that episode of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ than any other thing I’ve ever done in my life.
“‘How I Met Your Mother’ was one of the biggest shows going and probably still is today.
“Just to be able to be part of an iconic show for one little episode, that’s something that people stop me for all the time.
“The cast, the crew, everybody on that set is professional, they’re absolutely fantastic.”
Swisher married his actress wife JoAnna Garcia the same year as his TV cameo.
He recalled, “I remember running lines for like a week with my wife being like, ‘baby, hey, what do you think about if I say the line like this?’
“And she’s like, ‘Nick, you always have a tendency to go over the top.
“‘Just read the line. Just read the line and that’s fine.'”
Swisher’s MLB career began in 2004 with his debut for the Oakland Athletics.
He grew up in a baseball family with his father a former MLB player and coach.
His career took off in 2009 when he joined the New York Yankees.
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Swisher went on to become a key part of the World Series-winning team and was an All-Star the following year.
But he remembers when he first stepped into the clubhouse alongside the likes of Derek Jeter and CC Sabathia.
He said, “There’s already three Hall of Famers that were on that roster.
“I just remember that first day. I am a talker, I am a hyper guy, but I was not that first day.
“I was very quiet, sitting in my locker, just kind of looking around, feeling out the situation, figuring out where I kind of slot in.
“At that point I would’ve sat in the bathroom stall if I needed to.
“To be able to be a part of a team like that was magical and changed my life forever.
“They taught me how to win. You don’t just show up and start winning. You have to learn how to win.”
“It took me a minute to feel like I was crazy welcome.
“But when we rolled out at Yankee Stadium for game one against the Cleveland Indians, the bleacher creatures made me feel like I was one of them.
“That’s a relationship that I hold near and dear to my heart.”
Major League Baseball returns to the BBC this summer with a dedicated UK show, Bases Covered Live each week. Tune in to BBC iPlayer from 7pm on Sunday 10th August to watch New York Mets take on the Milwaukee Brewers.
