Like most other young minor league baseball players, Dansby Swanson couldn’t wait to call his parents and give them the life-changing news when the Atlanta Braves called him up to the big leagues on Wednesday. The call, however, did not go as he envisioned.
Why? Because no one answered.
In a recent interview with Cory McCartney of FOX Sports, Dansby revealed that he was unable to get in contact with his mother, father or sister after getting “the call” from the Braves. Swanson admitted that he probably should have called his brother next, but he was too steamed.
“I was mad at my family for not answering,” he said. “Called my agent and then my mom texted me and she’s like ‘Hey, honey. I’m at church doing some community service.’ I’m like ‘Mom, pick up your phone right now and call me.'”
As we learned on the Braves broadcast Thursday night, Swanson’s father missed the call because he was at Costco. It sounds like the Swansons are a pretty average family.
Of course, Swanson did track down his loved ones eventually. When he arrived home at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday (he lives just 30 minutes from Atlanta), Swanson’s dad was waiting up on the couch and told the 22-year-old it was like waiting for him to get home on prom night all over again.
When asked what he said to his parents, Swanson said he surprised himself with how emotional he was and that he couldn’t say it again.
Swanson had two hits in his MLB debut Wednesday. He went 0-for-4 on Thursday, but Braves fans have already been showering the hometown boy with praise. Considering the trade Atlanta pulled off to acquire the young infielder, it’s no surprise the fans have already taken to Swanson.
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