

The advice from Webb that “really stuck with me,” Swanson says, is that his best year career-wise would follow his strongest year faith-wise. In addition, Brooks Webb, general manager of the baseball team at Vanderbilt, where Swanson played college ball, mentored him spiritually. And pastors at Cross Point Church in Nashville prayed over Swanson when he attended a worship service there. It’s a small sample size, but at this rate, he’s well on his way to being a top-five prospect in the organization and potentially the future starting shortstop in Atlanta.

A mental wellness coach helped Swanson build a routine that included regular time digging into Scripture. Hagerty High School in Oviedo, Florida, where he and Riley Greene were teammates on the baseball team.

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soccer star Mallory Pugh, started a Bible study with the Braves chaplain. The Braves 10 Greatest Pitchers Number 1 Warren Spahn (1942, 1946-64) Number 2 Greg Maddux (1993-2003) Number 3 Tom Glavine (1987-2002, 2008) Number 4 Lew. Vaughn Anthony Grissom (born January 5, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Atlanta Braves organization. The shortstop credits several people with helping him better cope with tough emotions while growing closer to God. On a Sports Spectrum podcast earlier this year, he opened up about struggles with anxiety and fear that “paralyzed” him at times. But his time at the position could come to end after. When he returned to the mound, the staff ace downed Atlanta. Dansby Swanson has been the shortstop of the Atlanta Braves for five straight seasons about to be six and it’s been an up-and-down journey. Marichal did not start again for nine days. Dansby Swanson: Spiritual Growth Contributed to On-Field Successĭansby Swanson has been vocal about efforts to improve his mental health and strengthen his relationship with God. but lost on September 11 to the Braves, 31.
