Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Swaggerty in the first round,with the tenth overall selection,of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [14] He signed for $4.4 million and was assigned to the West Virginia Black Bears of the Low-A New York–Penn League,with whom he was named an All-Star. [15] [16] [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 of the Single-A South Atlantic League 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 of the High-A Florida State League and was named an All-Star. [20] [21] Over 121 games,he slashed .265/.347/.381 with nine home runs,forty RBIs,and 23 stolen bases. [22] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 after the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [23]
To begin the 2021 season,Swaggerty was assigned to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A East. [24] On May 27,he was placed on the 60-day injured list after dislocating his right shoulder. [25] [26] He later had season-ending surgery. [27] Over 41 at-bats prior to the injury,he hit .220 with three home runs and seven RBIs. [28] On November 19,2021,the Pirates selected Swaggerty's contract and added him to their 40-man roster. [29] He returned to the Indians to begin the 2022 season. [30] In early May,he was placed on the injured list with a concussion but was activated just a week later. [31]
On June 4,2022,the Pirates promoted Swaggerty to the major leagues. [32] At the time of his promotion,he was batting .280 with four home runs,22 RBIs,and two triples over 35 games. [33] He started in center field in a game against the Detroit Tigers on June 7,making his MLB debut. [34] Swaggerty recorded his first major league hit against Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried on June 9. [35] He was optioned back to Indianapolis on June 13. [36]
Swaggerty was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the 2023 season. [37] In 17 games,he hit .200/.278/.369 with one home run,five RBI,and three stolen bases. [38] He spent time on the injured list due to recurrent migraines,which he began experiencing in November 2022. [39] On July 17,Swaggerty was designated for assignment by the Pirates. [40] He was released by the team on July 19. [41]
