selected to toss out the ceremonial first pitch for the Padres on their first ever "Military Appreciation Night" (April 15, 2004) to honor the large armed forces community in the San Diego area. Due to the Padres' early-season successes, Szuminski, a long reliever out of the bullpen, saw limited game action. In May 2004, he was dropped from the Padres' 25-man roster and returned to the Cubs (per terms of the Rule 5 draft) after incurring just 37 days of major league service. While he was finishing the year with the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate in Iowa, Szuminski injured his throwing shoulder and was released by the organization. He was 3–2 with Iowa with a 4.94 ERA prior to his release. He has since been out of baseball. Post career Szuminski is still an active Air Force reservist, having obtained the rank of captain. He obtained his MBA from Stanford University and is currently employed as a vice president at JP Morgan Chase in San Francisco. He is currently engaged to be married to Molly Selfridge, a pediatric oncology nurse practitioner. References External links 1978 births Living people Baseball players from San Diego San Diego Padres players Major League Baseball pitchers Arizona League Cubs players Lansing Lugnuts players MIT Engineers baseball players Daytona Cubs players West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players Iowa Cubs players American people of Polish descent Douglas MacArthur High School (San Antonio) alumni