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Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson gets thank you video from the Vandy football team

April 19, 2017, Atlanta: Atlanta Braves Dansby Swanson takes the field to play the Nationals during the first inning in a MLB baseball game on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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April 19, 2017, Atlanta: Atlanta Braves Dansby Swanson takes the field to play the Nationals during the first inning in a MLB baseball game on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By Jeff Haws
June 7, 2017

Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson donated a new weight room sound system to his alma mater, Vanderbilt University, and the football team showed its thanks in a Twitter video.

Swanson appreciated the gesture, responding with his own tribute to Vanderbilt and his loyalty to the athletics program there.

Swanson, a Marietta native, was the first overall pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft after a stellar career for the Commodores that included being a finalist for the 2015 Golden Spikes Award (nation’s best player), a College World Series Most Outstanding Player award, and the 2014 national title.

In 2017 for the Braves, Swanson is batting .194 with 5 home runs and 21 RBI in 196 at-bats.

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