Today's Linkster #47 · MLB

Jeff McNeil to Dansby Swanson

On Saturday, October 17, 2026, everyone playing the MLB Today's Linkster got the same two players: get from Jeff McNeil to Dansby Swanson in as few links as possible. Par was 2, counted through teams, but any shared college or team counted as a move.

The two players

  • Jeff McNeil (2B, 2018–2025) Team: New York Mets.
  • Dansby Swanson (SS, 2016–2025) Teams: Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs.

Seasons 2016–2025. Teams only count from seasons in that range.

How it went

2 players solved it on the day (1 more gave up). 2 matched par. The winning run was jakehar3's: 2 moves in 0:12.2.

The answer

Show a shortest route

Through teams alone it takes 2, which is par:

  1. Jeff McNeil
  2. New York Mets Javier Baez
  3. Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson

No other kind of link made it any shorter.