The 2014 season marked a difficult one for Swisher, as injuries had caused him to post career lows in batting average (.208), games played (97) and home runs (8). On June 19, 2014, after going 0–4 at the plate with three strike outs, and with two outs and two strikes, Swisher hit a walk-off grand slam against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim propelling the Indians to a 5–3 win in ten innings. On August 20, the Indians announced that Swisher would have arthroscopic surgery on both of his knees, ending his season.