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Dansby Swanson
#7
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Full Name:
James Dansby Swanson​
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Nicknames:
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None​
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Born:
February 11, 1994
Kennesaw, Georgia
Grew up in Marietta, Georgia
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Family:
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Father: Cooter Swanson
Mother: Nancy (née Dansby)
Sister: Lindsey (older)
Brother: Chase
Partner: Kara Sheft
Dog: Bentley
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His parents both attend Troy where his father played baseball and his mother played tennis.
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His brother Chase is an attorney in Atlanta. He played on the baseball team at Mercer.
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Lindsey (sister) played softball at Georgia College.
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Friends:
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He works out in the offseason with Vanderbilt alumni (Sonny Gray, David Price, Pedro Alvarez)
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School:
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Marietta High School, Marietta, Georgia.
Mascot : Blue Devils
Coach: Phillip Rogers
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Vanderbilt Commodores
Coach: Tim Corbin
Teammate: Carson Fulmer
Majored: Organizational Behavior and Management
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Baseball Related:
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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.
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Extra:
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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.
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In an interview he said, “Basketball is my greatest passion in life, love watching and playing” (2016).
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He loves the Harry Potter movies.
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Sample Heckles:
"You play baseball like Lieutenant Dan."​
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