Dansby Swanson needed something to break him out of his early-season slump. Turns out his wife Mallory's birthday did the trick. Dansby lined a ball deep down the left field line and over the ...

On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs sent Dansby Swanson a message by demoting the shortstop ahead of their matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Swanson entered Tuesday’s matchup with the ...

Swanson is batting eighth for Tuesday's game against the Pirates. Swanson had batted fifth the last 27 games, but manager Craig Counsell is shaking things up a bit with Swanson scuffling at the plate.

Yes, really — if only for half a day. Its other members: Dansby Swanson of the Chicago Cubs and Dustin May of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Their debut music video? A spoof on a baseball classic.

Swanson, who generally bats fifth but was moved to eighth, has been in a cold stretch. He entered hitting just .157 in April but finished 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo homer in the eighth in the ...