But as [Swisher] looked down into the wooden box that manager Joe Girardi handed him during the ceremony before Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Angels at Yankee Stadium, even Swisher could tell that something was a bit off. Like Halos designated hitter Hideki Matsui, Swisher had been slipped a phony ring.Yesterday, it was reported that Derek Jeter pulled the same prank on Hideki Matsui.
"As soon as I got my box from skip, I didn't even worry about it," Swisher said. "I was giving Whitey Ford a hug, Yogi Berra a hug. I was so excited, and then when I started shaking guys' hands, I was looking down at my box, and I was like, 'What is this?' I flipped it up and knew they were playing a joke on me."
Mariano Rivera confirmed that he was the prankster who nailed Swisher, just as Derek Jeter had popped a Yankees giveaway ring into Matsui's box.
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"I wore it the whole time I was out there, the fake ring," Swisher said. "Then I was like, 'Man, somebody's got to give me my ring.' Finally, we're walking off the field, and Mo comes over to me. He had it in his hand. He got me good."
I believe this is the ring that was given to Matsui and Swisher:
Gotta love Jeter and Mo pulling pranks on people. They're probably two of the guys you'd least expect to be pranksters.