Dansby Swanson- Biography

Dansby Swanson is an American professional baseball player who currently plays for the Atlanta Braves of the Major League Baseball. Swanson attended Vanderbilt University, where he played college baseball. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2015 MLB draft, but he was traded to the Braves during the 2015-16 offseason. In 2016, he made his professional debut with MLB.

Dansby Swanson- Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education

Swanson was born on February 11, 1994, in Kennesaw, Georgia to Cooter and Nancy Swanson. He grew up in Marietta, Georgia, with his two older siblings, Lindsey (sister) and Chase (brother).

He grew up in a sports family, with his father and brother both playing college baseball and his mother playing college basketball and tennis. Not only that, but Swanson’s sister is a sportsperson as well. She is an accomplished softball player.

According to spotrac.com, his base salary for the year 2021-2022 is $10,000,000. Earlier to this, his minimal salary was around $6million.

Dansby Swanson- Professional Career

Swanson attended Marietta High School, where he participated in baseball and basketball. As a child, he was a huge fan of a professional sports team based in Atlanta at the time.

Swanson appeared in nearly 22 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks during his professional season, finishing with a.289 average, eleven RBIs, fourteen walks, and one home run. Swanson was later invited to spring training by the Braves, and he accepted.

He was assigned to the Carolina Mudcats for spring training and was later promoted to the Mississippi Braves on April 30, 2016, after hitting.333/.441/.526 in 21 at-bats. He played in the All-Star Futures Game on June 28th. The Braves announced Swanson’s promotion to the major leagues on August 16th. His team later assigned him jersey number two.

Dansby Swanson- Personal Life

Dansby Swanson is currently in a relationship with a rising American soccer player Mallory Pugh. However, this is not his first relationship with any girl. He has been involved in many relationships before this.

At the time when Dansby was at Vanderbilt University, he met his fellow student named Kara Sheft who was a student of physical therapy.

The two dated each other for a while but they broke up shortly after they graduated. Before dating Kara, he was dating another woman named Katy Huffman. They dated each other for almost two years before calling it a quit. Not much is known about Katy Huffman except that she was working as an advertising executive.

Dansby & Mallory Pugh

Dansby Swanson met his current girlfriend Mallory Pugh through a teammate known as Jace Peterson who is her brother-in-law and he introduced both the partners to each other. Soon, they started dating each other. Since 2017, Mallory and Swanson have been involved in a love affair. They often put up their images on Instagram. Once, Swanson wished Mallory on her birthday calling her “shawty”. The two also celebrated Christmas together.

Mallory’s full name is Mallory Diane Pugh. She was born on 29th April 1998 in Littleton, Colorado where she established her soccer career and played for US women’s national soccer team. She has also remained the star of the Chicago Red Stars. Like Dansby Swanson, Mallory comes from a family of sportspeople. She went to Mountain Vista High School located in Colorado itself. Pugh has played many games internationally since she was in middle school. She was intended to attend UCLA but instead, she chose to pursue her professional career in soccer right after high school.

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Quick Facts of Dansby Swanson

• In 2012, Swanson was drafted by Colorado Rockies in the 38th round of the Major League Baseball Draft but he did not make any commitments and rather attended Vanderbilt University.
• As a freshman, he attended only 11 games due to his broken foot.
• In 2014, he was honored with All-Southeastern Conference as a sophomore.
• In the 2014 College World Series and after he beat Virginia Cavaliers, he was honored with the title College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
• He was one of the finalist players of the 2015 Golden Spikes Award and was presented as the nation’s top college player.
• While playing for a simulated game against Yoan López in July 2015, Swanson was hit with the pitch on his face.
• The injury stunned his professional debut which later took place on 12th August 2015 with the Hillsboro Hops.