All About JoAnna Garcia Swisher's Home-Run Marriage
What do actress JoAnna Garcia Swisher and her Sweet Magnolias character, Maddie Townsend, have in common? They both have a soft spot for baseball players! Similar to Maddie (who started dating baseball coach Cal in Season 2), Swisher found her happily ever after with a former professional athlete. In 2009, the actress fell in love with New York Yankee Nick Swisher, who proposed to Swisher later that same year.
“We have a very real friendship," Swisher once told Us Weekly of her relationship. "The one thing that really enchanted me about Nick when I first met him was he obviously was a young, successful guy but he was so happy and grateful. And I think we both have that spirit. So we work hard at staying close and connected."
Keep reading to learn more about JoAnna Garcia Swisher and husband Nick Swisher’s love story.
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Is JoAnna Garcia Swisher married?
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JoAnna Garcia Swisher has been married to former Yankee ball-player Nick Swisher since 2010. Speaking with Us Weekly, Swisher said that her husband was “very honest” about his intentions when they first started dating.
“He was really consistent and he was very willing to prove himself. He’s like, ‘I don’t want you to think that I’m some stereotypical athlete,'” she said. “He was very honest about that. He was like, ‘I’m only going to be dating you and you are the only one and until you believe that I’ll be here reminding you of that.’ And that just really struck me like he’s in it to win it.”
Who is JoAnna Garcia Swisher’s husband?
Nick Swisher is a former professional baseball player who had a successful MLB career from 2005 to 2017. The outfielder and first baseman made his rookie debut while playing for the Oakland A’s in 2005. Three years later, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox, who in turn traded him the following year to the New York Yankees.
During his four-year run with the Yankees, Swisher was part of the 2009 World Series championship team. He went on to play for the Cleveland Indians in 2012 and the Atlanta Braves in 2015, but many fans believe he'll always be a Yankee at heart. The athlete officially announced his retirement from baseball in 2017.
What does JoAnna Garcia Swisher’s husband do for a living?
Since his retirement from professional baseball in 2017, Nick Swisher has become a FOX Sports commentator and studio analyst. You can catch him on MLB Whiparound, and making regular appearances on FS1 daily studio shows. Swisher is still with the New York Yankees, but now as a special advisor to general manager Brian Cashman. His responsibilities include visiting minor league teams, making Yankee Stadium appearances and working closely with the front office.
In an interview with Newsday, Swisher said the coveted position is a stepping stone to possibly becoming an MLB general manager. “I don’t know quite exactly what I want to do,” he said. “I know I really enjoy being home with my family and being a dad. But down the road, maybe I’m a manager. Maybe I’m a general manager. That’s the reason why I took this job [special advisor to the GM]. I want to learn.”
How did JoAnna Garcia Swisher and her husband, Nick Swisher, meet?
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JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Nick Swisher were set up by a mutual friend. Talking candidly with Us Weekly, the Sweet Magnolias actress admitted that "athlete" wasn’t high on her dream-guy list. “It certainly wasn’t the first type of profession for a guy that I wanted to date. I didn’t think like, ‘Yea! This sounds great,’” she shared. But all that changed the moment she met Swisher in person.
“I went to go see him play a baseball game against the Mets and I thought, ‘Wow, he’s just really refreshing and he’s really kind.’ He’s exactly what people would imagine him to be. He is what you think he is. He’s a good egg."
When did JoAnna Garcia Swisher and her husband, Nick Swisher, get married?
JoAnna Garcia Swisher and Nick Swisher tied the knot on Dec. 11, 2010 at the Breakers Hotel & Resort in Palm Beach, Florida. According to People, the bride wore an ivory ball-gown with a drop-waist and sweetheart neckline. Cameron Diaz, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Reba McEntire and Lance Bass were among the A-list guests, as well as Swisher’s then-Yankee teammates, Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon.
Ahead of their wedding day, the groom gushed about his soon-to-be bride. “I think for the first time in my life, I have a woman who I could not be more proud of,” Swisher told People. “We do such a great job really pushing the other one to do better and I think that’s what you have to have.”
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Do JoAnna Garcia Swisher and her husband have kids?
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JoAnna Garcia Swisher shares two daughters with her husband. The pair became first-time parents in 2013 when they welcomed their oldest daughter, Emerson, and they added to their family in 2016 with the arrival of Sailor.
In a conversation with PopSugar, Swisher shared that the kitchen is her family’s favorite room in the house. "We do a lot of cooking, we play board games, but a lot of our time is spent in the kitchen," she said. "I love to cook with the girls, and I find that they're a little bit more adventurous with their eating when they cook it themselves. They see it all; there's no sneaky anything."
Who did JoAnna Garcia Swisher date before getting married?
JoAnna Garcia Swisher dated Trace Ayala (Justin Timberlake’s best friend and business partner) for two years, and the former couple even got engaged in June 2008. But the relationship didn't last—Swisher had a home-run to hit with someone else.
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