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Dansby Swanson
#7
Full Name:
James Dansby Swanson
Nicknames:
None
Born:
February 11, 1994
Kennesaw, Georgia
Grew up in Marietta, Georgia
Family:
Father: Cooter Swanson
Mother: Nancy (née Dansby)
Sister: Lindsey (older)
Brother: Chase
Partner: Kara Sheft
Dog: Bentley
His parents both attend Troy where his father played baseball and his mother played tennis.
His brother Chase is an attorney in Atlanta. He played on the baseball team at Mercer.
Lindsey (sister) played softball at Georgia College.
Friends:
He works out in the offseason with Vanderbilt alumni (Sonny Gray, David Price, Pedro Alvarez)
School:
Marietta High School, Marietta, Georgia.
Mascot : Blue Devils
Coach: Phillip Rogers
Vanderbilt Commodores
Coach: Tim Corbin
Teammate: Carson Fulmer
Majored: Organizational Behavior and Management
Baseball Related:
2012 - Drafted by the Colorado Rockies (38th round) but did not sign.
2015 - Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks (1st overall) ($6.5 million bonus).
2015 - Traded by the Diamondbacks (with Ender Inciarte, and Aaron Blair) to the Atlanta Braves for Shelby Miller and Gabe Speier.
2016 - August 17th - Major League debut with the Atlanta Braves.
Extra:
Grew up an Atlanta Hawks (NBA) fan.
He is still a big Vanderbilt Commodores fan.
Grew up a Nomar Garciaparra fan.
2018 - His number (3) at Marietta High School was retired. He was present for the ceremony
A very amateur video was posted online of him and his girlfriend with their dog. The dog’s name is Monroe.
2016 - Pictures surfaced of him on the field at a Tennessee Titans game holding a large sword (the 12th Titan). He explained that his girlfriend's sister works for the Titans, so they asked him if he would do it.
In an interview he said, “Basketball is my greatest passion in life, love watching and playing” (2016).
He loves the Harry Potter movies.
Sample Heckles:
"You play baseball like Lieutenant Dan."
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