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Top Travis Swaggerty News
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Activated off minor-league IL
Swaggerty (illness) was activated off the injured list Wednesday at Triple-A Indianapolis, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
Swaggerty missed over a full month of action while recovering from a viral infection. The 25-year-old former top prospect returns Wednesday to a .231/.310/.442 batting line through 14 games (58 plate appearances) this season at the Triple-A level.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Starts rehab assignment
Swaggerty (illness) began a rehab assignment with Single-A Bradenton on May 23 and has gone 1-for-9 with five walks, a stolen base and two runs in four games.
Swaggerty has been on the shelf at Triple-A Indianapolis since April 21 while recovering from a viral infection. The outfielder looks as though he may be on the cusp of rejoining the Triple-A affiliate, and he should handle an everyday role once activated.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Nearing return at Triple-A
Swaggerty, who is on the 7-day injured list with Triple-A Indianapolis with a viral illness, is participating in all baseball activities and could return to action before the end of May, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
He landed on the injured list with the viral illness at the end of April, so it's been a lengthy absence. Swaggerty hit .231 with a .310 OBP, one home run and three steals in 14 games prior to landing on the shelf.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Optioned out to Triple-A
Swaggerty was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis by the Pirates on Friday.
Swaggerty put together an impressive spring, but he was always on the outside looking in for an Opening Day roster spot. The 25-year-old prospect will continue working on his craft in the International League.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Pushing for Opening Day roster
Swaggerty has gone 5-for-15 with two home runs, five RBI and five runs scored across nine Grapefruit League games.
Swaggerty has fallen from his status as one of Pittsburgh's top prospects, in large part due to a serious shoulder injury that required surgery in 2021. Now 25, he's seemingly fighting for his future with the club and has made a strong impression this spring in a very limited sample. Swaggerty is competing against a number of other prospects in Pittsburgh's outfield, so he still may face an uphill battle to break camp with the big-league team.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Sent down Monday
Swaggerty was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
Swaggerty made his major-league debut last week but went just 1-for-9 with four strikeouts after being called up by the Pirates on June 4. He'll head back to the minors to help make room on the active roster for Canaan Smith-Njigba and Hoy Park. In spite of Swaggerty's lackluster performance during his first taste of major-league action, he remains one of the Pirates' top prospects and will likely be back in the big leagues at some point.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Hitless in debut
Swaggerty went 0-for-3 Tuesday against the Tigers.
Swaggerty was called up to Pittsburgh on Sunday, but he drew the first start of his career in center field while hitting ninth. The Pirates are auditioning several prospects -- particularly in the outfield -- so Swaggerty will likely have to hit to maintain a significant role, though it was a positive that he was in the lineup despite lefty Tarik Skubal taking the mound Tuesday.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Called up Saturday
Swaggerty was called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Swaggerty got called up Saturday after he's batted .280 with four homers, 22 RBI, 20 runs and five stolen bases over 132 at-bats in 35 games with Indianapolis this season. The Pirates' 2018 first-round pick will make his MLB debut Sunday versus the Diamondbacks. He'll offer the Pirates another option in the while Ben Gamel (hamstring) remains out of the lineup.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Performance picking up
Swaggerty hit .338/.403/.492 across 65 at-bats in May with Triple-A Indianapolis.
Swaggerty had a miserable start to the season and was placed on the 7-day injured list with a concussion May 4. However, he's turned things around since while primarily playing in center field -- an indication that he is fully past a shoulder injury that spoiled his 2021 campaign. The Pirates have been aggressive in promoting prospects to the majors of late, so Swaggerty's big-league debut may not be far off.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Activated from injured list
Swaggerty (concussion) was activated from the 7-day minor-league injured list Wednesday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
Swaggerty sustained a mild concussion last week, but he'll be back in action following a minimal stay on the injured list. He's hitting .194 with a homer, seven RBI, five runs and three steals at Triple-A Indianapolis this year.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Placed on injured list
Swaggerty (concussion) was placed on the 7-day minor-league injured list Wednesday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
Swaggerty was diagnosed with a mild concussion following an outfield collision Tuesday, and he'll require time to recover on the IL. He's hit just .194 with a home run, seven RBI, five runs and three stolen bases over his first 17 games in 2022, and it's not yet clear when he'll be able to return.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Sustains mild concussion
Swaggerty sustained a mild concussion at Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports. He was placed on the 7-day injured list, according to Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic.
Swaggerty was involved in an outfield collision with Oneil Cruz on Tuesday and downplayed the severity of the issue afterward, but he'll still be sidelined for the next week as a result of the head injury.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Handling center field duties
Swaggerty has started four games in center field for Triple-A Indianapolis early in the 2022 season.
Swaggerty began the season serving exclusively as the designated hitter as he continued to recover from shoulder surgery. However, his ability to play in the outfield is a significant development, as it clears his path for a promotion to Pittsburgh when the team deems he's ready. On the other hand, Swaggerty hasn't been particularly effective at the plate to this point, as he's hit just .231/.318/.333 while striking out at a 25 percent clip across 44 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Provides game-winning knock
Swaggerty went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Friday's win against Omaha.
Swaggerty came to the plate with the score tied in the bottom of the ninth inning and delivered a game-winning single for Indianapolis. While there were questions about his status to begin the season due to his continued recovery from shoulder surgery that he underwent in June of 2021, Swaggerty has racked up 14 plate appearances early in the campaign at Triple-A. He has served exclusively as the designated hitter while working through a throwing program, so he'll likely need to prove capable of playing in the outfield before being seriously considered for a call to the big leagues.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Serving as DH
Swaggerty (shoulder) will bat ninth as the Pirates' designated hitter in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
Swaggerty has yet to complete a throwing program after undergoing right shoulder surgery last June, but he's been fully cleared for hitting. It's unclear if the Pirates plan to have Swaggerty open the season on the injured list at Triple-A Indianapolis, or if he'll be able to play DH regularly while he advances through his throwing program and gradually settles back into a full-time role in the outfield.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Still dealing with shoulder issue
Swaggerty, who was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday, is dealing with soreness in his left shoulder, Justice delos Santos of MLB.com reports.
Swaggerty underwent surgery on his right shoulder last June, but it's the other shoulder that prevented him from getting into Grapefruit League games before he was optioned. While he's been cleared to hit, the continued soreness has delayed his throwing progression. He's uncertain to be ready to play when the Triple-A season begins in April.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Sent to Triple-A
The Pirates optioned Swaggerty (shoulder) to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
Swaggerty, who underwent surgery on his right shoulder last June, didn't appear in any Grapefruit League games prior to his demotion. He appears to still be in recovery mode from surgery, so his availability for the start of the Triple-A season may be in question. The 24-year-old boasts top-notch speed and could get a look in the big-league outfield later in 2022, but he'll first have to prove he's healthy at Triple-A.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Contract selected Friday
Swaggerty (shoulder) had his contract selected by the Pirates on Friday.
Swaggerty underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in early June after he hit .220 in 12 appearances at Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the year. It wouldn't be surprising to see him available for spring training in 2022, and he'll now be protected from the Rule 5 draft.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Out for season after surgery
Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Thursday that Swaggerty underwent surgery on his dislocated right shoulder earlier this week and is expected to make a full recovery in about five months, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
Assuming the Pirates adhere to that timeline, Swaggerty's 2021 season is effectively over. The 23-year-old outfielder entered the year as one of the top prospects in the system and could have been in the mix to receive a big-league call-up this summer, but the shoulder procedure could hinder his long-term outlook. If he gets a clean bill of health next spring, Swaggerty will have to prove that he can still hit the ball with enough authority at Triple-A Indianapolis before entering the conversation for a promotion.
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Pirates' Travis Swaggerty: Likely to get surgery
Swaggerty (dislocated shoulder) has not made a final decision on whether or not to get surgery but is "headed that way," according to general manager Ben Cherington, Jake Crouse of MLB.com reports.
The outfield prospect was placed on the 60-day injured list Thursday. Based on Cherington's comments, the 23-year-old seems very likely to get surgery, though a final determination has yet to be made.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 5-11, 180 lbs |
| Birthplace: Covington, LA |
| Age: 25 |
| Experience: R |
| Bats/Throws: L, L |