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Braves call up Swanson for Wednesday debut
- Updated: August 17, 2016
ATLANTA — Dansby Swanson has received his much-anticipated call to the Majors and is expected to be in the lineup when the Braves play the Twins at Turner Field on Wednesday night.
After trading shortstop Erick Aybar to the Tigers on Tuesday, the Braves created the roster spot necessary for Swanson to begin his Major League career. The 22-year-old suburban Atlanta native ranks as baseball’s No. 5 overall prospect according to MLBPipeline.com.
“There’s a lot we like about Dansby,” said John Hart, Atlanta’s president of baseball operations. “We don’t expect him to come up here and be the savior, but we feel like this is an opportunity for us to take a good look and get him some experience up here in the big leagues.”
• Swanson brings on-base ability, defense to Braves
Swanson was taken by the D-backs with the first overall selection in the 2015 MLB Draft and was traded to the Braves in the blockbuster deal that sent right-hander Shelby Miller to Arizona in December. The sure-handed shortstop has hit .261 with a .745 OPS over 84 games for Double-A Mississippi after beginning the year with Class A Advanced Carolina.
Swanson and Alex Bregman, the No. 2 pick in the 2015 MLB Draft who is currently with the Astros, are the fastest No. 1 and 2 picks to reach the Majors since Alex Rodriguez and …
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