James Dansby Swanson is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Swanson attended Vanderbilt University, and played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 38th round of the 2012 MLB Draft. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him first overall in the 2015 MLB draft, and traded him to the Braves during the 2015–16 offseason. Swanson made his MLB debut in 2016, and hit an inside-the-park home run against the Washington Nationals on September 6.
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James Dansby Swanson is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Swanson attended Vanderbilt University, and played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 38th round of the 2012 MLB Draft, but did not sign. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him first overall in the 2015 MLB draft, and traded him to the Braves during the 2015–16 offseason. Swanson made his MLB debut in 2016, and hit an inside-the-park home run against the Washington Nationals on September 6, his team’s first such home run since 2001. On May 4, 2018, Swanson was placed on the disabled list due to a left wrist strain.
On September 26, he was injured during a game against the New York Mets, and was diagnosed with a torn ligament in his left thumb. He returned to action on May 19, but struggled at the plate throughout much of the season. On August 21, he widened his batting stance and hit. 229 with a. 671 OPS. Swanson was named to the All-Star Futures Game, soon after having played the Southern League All-Stars Game. He is the second Braves player to ever make an inside the park home run with his first career big league home run, after Paul Runge.
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