{"id":2786,"date":"2016-12-23T17:44:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T22:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=2786"},"modified":"2016-12-24T01:35:29","modified_gmt":"2016-12-24T06:35:29","slug":"new-park-new-number-swanson-to-wear-no-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2016\/12\/23\/new-park-new-number-swanson-to-wear-no-7\/","title":{"rendered":"New Park, New Number: Dansby Swanson to Wear No. 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/swansda01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-lastwordonbaseball.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dansby Swanson<\/a><\/strong> to Wear No. 7<\/h2>\n<p>With Christmas just days away, many gifts wrapped under the tree will feature a No. 2 Dansby Swanson jersey. While the recipients of the jersey will sport &#8220;Swanson&#8221; and the No. 2 on their back, Swanson will not next season. He announced via Twitter on Wednesday that he will be switching from No. 2 back to the No. 7 that he wore at Vanderbilt and in the minor leagues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s official! Happy to announce that I will be switching from number 2 back to number 7 ??<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dansby Swanson (@LieutenantDans7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LieutenantDans7\/status\/811614965094350848\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 21, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following his call up to the Majors in August, Swanson donned the No. 2 for the Braves because infielder <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beckhgo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-lastwordonbaseball.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gordon Beckham<\/a><\/strong> had taken the beloved No. 7. As Beckham departed from Atlanta to San Francisco via trade during the last week of the season, the No. 7 became available for Swanson. In order to switch to No. 7, Swanson had the change approved and reached a financial agreement with Major League Baseball to compensate for the apparel that featured Swanson and his No. 2 on the back.<\/p>\n<p>Switching numbers early in their career is not unprecedented for a coveted Braves prospect. As mentioned in an article by MLB.com&#8217;s Mark Bowman, Braves legend and future Hall of Famer, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesch06.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-lastwordonbaseball.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chipper Jones,<\/a><\/strong> switched from the No. 16 he wore during his debut in 1993 to the now-retired No. 10. If this is a sign of things to come for the Marietta, GA native, Swanson will do just fine in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Although he&#8217;s donned the No. 2 in Atlanta already, the No. 7 will be worn during his official rookie season at the new SunTrust Park. Swanson tallied 129 at-bats, one shy of reaching the limit to retain rookie status for the upcoming season. Following his call up, Swanson compiled a .320 average and a .361 OBP to go with 3 home runs and 17 RBI. 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