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DANSBY SWANSON
FRONT OFFICE • In his first full major-league season, 2017, ranked • Selected to the SiriusXM All-Star Futures
Game at Petco Park in San Diego…Played
among the top five of N.L. rookies in walks (59,
3rd), runs (59, 4th), hits (113, 5th) and doubles
for the USA team.
(23, 5th).
• Made his major-league debut on 8/17/16 vs. • Played in 105 total minor-league games
that season and posted a .362 on-base
Minnesota, in his first full professional season percentage.
and in his first season in Atlanta’s organization… amateur
MANAGER & STAFF eighth…Became the 14th Atlanta Braves player • Played baseball at Vanderbilt University
Went 2-for-4 starting at the shortstop and hitting
to record at least two hits in his major-league
from 2013-2015...Led the Commodores to
debut…Finished the campaign with 39 hits in 37
consecutive College World Series appearances
games.
• Hit an inside-the-park home run for his final two seasons, including the school’s first-
ever championship in 2014…Was named the Most
his first career home run, on 9/6 at • Hit .335 (94-for-281) with 15 home runs and 64
Outstanding Player of the 2014 CWS.
DANSBY SWANSON • Added his second home run the next RBI in 71 games, all starts, for the Commodores
Washington…Was just the second Atlanta
player to accomplish that, joining Paul
Runge, who did so on 7/28/85.
during his junior year, his final season with
Vanderbilt.
night, also at Washington, to become the
eighth player in Atlanta franchise history • Named a finalist for the 2015 USA Golden
Spikes Award, won by current Boston OF
(since 1966) to hit his first two home runs Andrew Benintendi...Led the SEC in runs
in consecutive games.
scored (76), hits (94), doubles (24) and
SEASON IN REVIEW • Has been on the injured list twice in his major- • Graduated from Marietta (GA) High School,
total bases (175)...Finished second in walks
league career.
(43) and fourth in RBI (64).
• Missed just over one month in 2019 with
a right foot contusion…Suffered the injury
on the basepaths on 7/23 against Kansas where he also played basketball.
City. personal
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT wrist inflammation, and then left Atlanta’s involved with the West Nashville Dream Center
• Missed two weeks in May 2018 with left
• Resides in Nashville, Tenn., and is actively
game on 9/25 at New York-NL with left
during the off-season...Enjoys participating in
wrist soreness…An MRI later revealed a
various off-season charitable events during the
partially torn ligament in his left hand…
holidays in Nashville and Atlanta.
Following the season, on 11/5, underwent
a procedure to remove a loose body in • In his spare time, enjoys writing, cooking and
playing with his dog, Bentley.
his left wrist…Braves head physician Dr. • Is dating Mallory Pugh, a member of the U.S.
Gary Lourie performed the procedure in Women’s National Soccer team.
BRAVES HISTORY minor league notes transactions
Atlanta.
• Selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the
• After getting drafted first overall in 2015 by
Arizona, played in just 127 minor-league games first round (1st overall) in the 2015 First-Year
Player Draft...Signed by Nate Birtwell.
before getting promoted to the majors in 2016,
his first full professional season…Has played 11 • Acquired by the Atlanta Braves along with OF
non-rehab games in the minors since, all coming Ender Inciarte and RHP Aaron Blair from the
OPPONENTS • Named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star Shelby Miller and LHP Gabe Speier on December
Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for RHP
in 2017 with Triple-A after getting optioned.
8, 2015.
in 2016 with Double-A Mississippi…Had 14
extra-base hits (7 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR) and 22 RBI in 44 • On Atlanta’s disabled list (left wrist inflammation)
games prior to the break…Entered the campaign inflammation) from May 4 to May 19, 2018;
as Atlanta’s No. 1 prospect. included an injury rehabilitation assignment to
Rome (A).
• Began the season with High-A Carolina…
MISCELLANEOUS 218 Posted a .966 OPS in 21 games before from July 24 to August 26, 2019; included a
• On Atlanta’s injured list (right foot contusion)
getting promoted to Double-A at the end
rehabilitation assignment with Rome (A).
of April.
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