Travis Swaggerty

Travis Wade Swaggerty Jr. (born August 19, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Travis Swaggerty
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 75
Outfielder
Born: (1997-08-19) August 19, 1997
Covington, Louisiana
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Career

Swaggerty attended Denham Springs High School in Denham Springs, Louisiana, and played on their baseball team. As a senior, he batted .451 and was named to the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's Class 5A All State team.[1] He was not drafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of South Alabama where he played college baseball.[2]

As a freshman in 2016 at South Alabama, Swaggerty appeared in 59 games, compiling a .303 batting average with four home runs, 27 RBIs, 12 doubles and 20 stolen bases.[3] In 2017, as a sophomore, he appeared in and started 58 games, slashing .356/.484/.571 with 11 home runs, 60 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases.[4][5] After the season, was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team.[6] That summer, Swaggerty played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team where he batted .328/.449/.406 in 19 games,[7] and also briefly played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[8] He was named a first-team preseason All-American by Baseball America,[9] D1Baseball.com,[10] and Perfect Game prior to his junior season along with being named the 2018 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year.[11] He finished his junior season batting .296 with 13 home runs, 38 RBIs, and a .455 on-base percentage over 57 games.[12] He was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team for the second year in a row.[13]

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Swaggerty with the tenth overall selection of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[14] He signed for $4.4 million[15] and was assigned to the West Virginia Black Bears[16] with whom he was named a New York-Penn League All-Star.[17] After hitting .288 with four home runs and 15 RBIs in 36 games for the Black Bears, he was promoted to the West Virginia Power in August.[18] He finished the season with the Power, batting .129 with one home run and five RBIs in 16 games.[19] Swaggerty spent 2019 with the Bradenton Marauders,[20] earning Florida State League All-Star honors.[21] Over 121 games, he slashed .265/.347/.381 with nine home runs, forty RBIs, and 23 stolen bases.[22]

References
  1. "Acadiana's Boutin earns All-State acclaim". Daily Advertister. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  2. "Swaggerty, Denaburg, Larnach Helping Themselves". Baseball America. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  3. "South Alabama's Travis Swaggerty named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American". al.com. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  4. "Travis Swaggerty: Making the Most of an Opportunity". BTS Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  5. "2018 Conference Preview: Sun Belt". Baseball America. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  6. "Sun Belt Conference Announces End of Season Baseball Honors". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. "South Alabama's Travis Swaggerty named first-team preseason All-American". AL.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  8. "Travis Swaggerty - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  9. "USA's Swaggerty Named Preseason All-American by D1Baseball - Sun Belt Conference". Sunbeltsports.org. January 23, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  10. "Travis Swaggerty, South Alabama baseball earn preseason accolades". AL.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  11. "South Alabama's Swaggerty, Troy's Crane highlight preseason All-Sun Belt baseball team". al.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  12. "First-round draft projections are latest accolade former Denham Springs star Travis Swaggerty takes in stride | Sports". theadvocate.com. June 2, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  13. "South Alabama's Swaggerty, Troy's Crane Highlight Preseason All-Sun Belt Baseball Team - Sun Belt Conference". Sunbeltsports.org. January 31, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  14. "Pirates select college outfielder Travis Swaggerty with first-round pick in MLB draft | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  15. Kevin Gorman (May 22, 2018). "Kevin Gorman: Pirates' top pick Travis Swaggerty ready to suit up after signing". TribLIVE. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  16. Jerry DiPaola (June 4, 2018). "Pirates sign 1st-round pick Travis Swaggerty". TribLIVE. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  17. "Swaggerty, Freeman among NYPL All-Stars". MiLB.com.
  18. https://www.piratesprospects.com/2018/08/pirates-are-promoting-first-round-pick-travis-swaggerty.html
  19. "Travis Swaggerty Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  20. "Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Advances to High-A". CBSSports.com.
  21. "Seven Marauders Chosen as FSL All Stars". OurSports Central. May 24, 2019.
  22. "Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Spotlight: Travis Swaggerty". SI.com.
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