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INFIELDER
Full Name: James Dansby Swanson
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 MANAGER & STAFF
DOB: February 11, 1994 Opening Day Age: 27
Born: Kennesaw, GA Resides: Nashville, TN
MLB Debut: August 17, 2016 MLB Service Time: 4.047
Acquired: Trade with Arizona, January 14, 2015
Contract Status: Signed through 2021
2020 DANSBY SWANSON

• In his fifth major-league season, played in all CAREER HIGHS
60 of Atlanta’s games and hit a career-best
.274/.345/.464 (65-for-237) with 15 doubles, 10 Most Runs
home runs, 35 RBI and 49 runs scored.
5, 9/9/20, ATL vs. MIA
• Was one of 15 players and three Braves
to appear in at least 60 games in 2020… Most Hits SEASON IN REVIEW
Starling Marte played in a majors-most 4, 9/25/19, ATL at KC
61 games after beginning the season
with Arizona and finishing the campaign Most Doubles
with Miami…Freddie Freeman and Marcell 3, 8/23/20, ATL vs. PHI
Ozuna also played in 60 games.
Most Triples
• They were the only trio of teammates to 1, 10x, last: 5/10/19, ATL at ARI
appear in all of their team’s games.
• N.L. Ranks: runs (49, 3rd), hits (49, 9th). Most Home Runs PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
• Produced a career-best 2.6 bWAR…Had 2, 3x, last: 7/4/19, ATL vs. PHI
1.5 bWAR in 127 games in 2019. Most RBI
• His 49 runs scored trailed only the totals of 5, 2x, last: 7/26/20, ATL at NYM
Freddie Freeman (51) and San Diego's Fernando
Tatis Jr. (50) for the major- league lead. Most Walks
• Only two other shortstops in modern 3, 4x, last: 9/11/20, ATL at WSH
franchise history (since 1900) have scored Most Stolen Bases BRAVES HISTORY
that many runs in the first 60 games of 1, 31x, last: 9/9/20, ATL vs. MIA
the season...Rafael Furcal had a record 55
runs through this period in 2003, while Longest Hitting Streak
Bill Urbanski also scored 49 in 1934. 11 games, 2x, last: 8/12-26/20
• Scored his 25th run in his 28th game,
becoming the quickest shortstop to 25
runs by games played in the franchise’s OPPONENTS
modern era (previously: Bill Urbanski in • Scored a single-game career-high five
1932, 29th game). runs on 9/9 against the Marlins...Is one of
just six Atlanta-era players to score that
• Scored a run in a career-most eight many runs in a game, joining Adam Duvall
consecutive games, from 8/16-26, the and Austin Riley, who also did so in that
third longest such streak by a Braves game...Swanson reached base safely five
shortstop since the team relocated to times (3 H, 1 BB, 1 HBP).
Atlanta in 1966...Rafael Furcal had the two
longer ones (10 games in ‘03 & 9 games MISCELLANEOUS
in ‘00).
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