An exhausted Dansby Swanson had pushed his body to the brink. The emotional toll of the devastating knee injury his wife, Mallory, suffered in the U.S. national soccer team’s international ...

As he addressed the Chicago media for the first of what should be many times over the length of his new contract, Dansby Swanson began with a story about his grandfather, who recently died.

Finding a new home with the Chicago Cubs carried deeper meaning for Dansby Swanson. The organizational fit and contract terms had to align, of course, during the 28-year-old’s free-agent process.

Dansby Swanson reminds you a bit of Derek Jeter. He’s uber-focused on the bottom line, which is to him wins and losses.

“Dansby was sort of playing front-office guy” as the team intensified preparation for the trade deadline. The Cubs were 40-45 on July 5, which marked Swanson’s last game before the All-Star ...

Dansby Swanson woke up early in Chicago that morning to take Mallory Swanson to a local hospital for surgery to repair the torn patella tendon in her left knee, a devastating injury she suffered ...

A large part of the Cubs' return to contention has been shortstop Dansby Swanson, who has greatly bolstered both the team's middle infield defense and offensive production in the first year of a ...

Dansby Swanson wasn't so sure about the Cubs, and neither was his soccer-playing wife, but the new power couple is now part of Chicago's fabric.

The Cubs are Dansby Swanson’s team — and he’s aiming to make sure of it There are do’s and don’ts in the big leagues, he says, and the biggest “do” of them all: The best players must ...

Dansby Swanson didn’t cash his check and stagnate. The shortstop is doing everything the Chicago Cubs hoped he would do in the first few games of the year. If we’re grading free agent ...

Signing Dansby Swanson or another of the coveted free agent shortstops would speak loudly about the intentions of Tom Ricketts' ownership group. The Cubs have the financial flexibility to make the ...

Swanson recalled his childhood days, when he would come home from school and run into his grandfather’s house (he lived near Swanson, his parents and siblings). Young Dansby would demand his ...