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Travis Swaggerty Gears For Season After Roller Coaster Break

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The offseason for most baseball players consists of a bit of downtime, and then back to the training that has them ramped up to go when the Spring rolls around.

This past offseason for Travis Swaggerty was far from typical. For starters, he was recovering from right shoulder surgery that cost him all but 12 games in 2021. Secondly, he welcomed his first child, a daughter, into the world. Unfortunately, this was not the most smooth and provided another direction for his offseason focus.

“My offseason was pretty stressful,” Swaggerty said. “There was a lot of dad things going on.