Tanner Swanson is an American

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. He is the major league quality control coach and catching coordinator for the

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(MLB). He previously served as the Minor and Major League Catching Coordinator for the

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Career

Swanson attended

Cle Elum-Roslyn High School Cle Elum-Roslyn High School is a public high school located in Cle Elum, Washington. It serves 280 students in grades 9–12. 88% of the students are white, while 4% are Hispanic, 3% are Asian, 2% are American Indian and 2% are two or more races. ...

in Cle Elum, Washington. He played four years of

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. He spent his freshman season at

Green River College Green River College is a public community college with its main campus in Auburn, Washington. It has a student body of approximately 10,000. The college primarily awards associates degrees but also offers 9 bachelor's degrees. History Green Ri ...

, sophomore season at

Everett Community College Everett Community College (EvCC) is a public community college in Everett, Washington. EvCC educates more than 19,000 students every year at locations throughout Snohomish County, Washington, with most students and faculty at the main campus in E ...

, and his final two seasons at

Central Washington University Central Washington University (CWU) is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington. Founded in 1891, the university consists of four divisions: the President's Division, Business and Financial Affairs, Operations, and Academic and Student Lif ...

. He graduated from Central Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and School Health. Swanson spent 2007 and 2008 as a health education teacher and baseball coach at

Sultan Senior High School Sultan Senior High School is a public high school in Sultan, Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the Unite ...

. He was an assistant coach for Everett Community College in 2009. Swanson spent 2010 as an assistant coach, and as a lecturer in the School of Physical Education and School Health at Central Washington University. He then spent the 2011 season as the head baseball coach for Green River College. Swanson spent 2012 through July 2017 at the

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. He was a graduate manager in 2011-2012, director of baseball operations for part of 2012, and then volunteer assistant coach for the remainder of his time there. Swanson also founded ''D1 Catching'', an independent catching coaching and consultation business in 2015. He was hired as a full-time assistant coach at

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic M ...

in July 2017. Swanson entered professional baseball when he was hired by the

as their minor league catching coordinator in November 2017. In November 2019, Swanson was hired by the

to serve as their major league quality control coach and catching coordinator.

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External links

Washington Huskies bioSanta Clara Broncos
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