Ex-MLB pitcher’s daughter found safe in Oregon after multi-state search

The daughter of a former MLB pitcher was found alive and well Tuesday morning in Oregon. This comes after the 29-year-old mother of three was reported missing by her family in Austin leading to a multi-state search for her.

“This is the news we were desperately hoping and praying for. I’m relieved that Brenna has been found and is safe. I’m so grateful to everyone who contributed their efforts to finding her, across the Travis County area and outside the state of Texas,” Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez said.

Klamath Falls is about 16 miles north of the Oregon-California border.

Swindell’s boyfriend accused of assault

Police said Guidry was arrested on a Travis County sheriff’s office warrant charging him with assaulting and strangling Brenna Swindell, a third-degree felony. According to officials, Guidry remains in custody as of Tuesday.

Police said the assault took place on July 7, when deputies with the sheriff’s office responded to calls of a family disturbance involving Brenna Swindell and Guidry. But Brenna Swindell did not decide to press charges until Aug. 20, the sheriff’s office said.

This led to a warrant for Guidry’s arrest for Assault/Family Violence/House Member Impeding Breath/Circulation which is a third-degree felony.

The multi-state search for Brenna Swindell came after Travis County deputies conducted a welfare check at her apartment on Saturday at her parents’ request, but did not find either her or her car.

Greg Swindell reported her missing on Sunday.

‘She has been found,’ Greg Swindell said in a post on the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter on Tuesday morning. ‘That’s all we have for now. Thank you to everyone. And I mean everyone who helped in the process.’

According to the Austin Police Department, Brenna Swindell and her former boyfriend, Morgan Guidry, were last seen together at about 10:20 p.m. Thursday at Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse in Spicewood, Texas, about 35 miles northwest of Austin. Law enforcement tracked her white 2022 Kia Carnival with the Texas license plate VFS 7528 to Colorado by Friday evening.

Who is Greg Swindell?

Brenna’s father Greg Swindell was a longtime pitcher who played for the University of Texas and pitched in the MLB for 17 years.

Swindell was also a one-time All-Star with the Cleveland Indians, now Guardians, and a World Series Winner with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001. He also played for the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, and the Boston Red Sox.

A Texas native, Swindell was born in Fort Worth.