<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-new-york-2025-anthony-volpe-hopes-dansby-swanson-comparison');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ 2025 Anthony Volpe hopes draw Dansby Swanson comparison');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Yankees-news-New-Yorks-2025-Anthony-Volpe-hopes-draw-Dansby-Swanson-comparison.jpg"></figure><h1>Yankees’ 2025 Anthony Volpe hopes draw Dansby Swanson comparison</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-01-20T13:56:27-08:00">January 20th, 1:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-01-20T13:56:27-08:00">January 20th, 1:56pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In two Major League seasons, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-anthony-volpe-player-mlb-history-world-series-feat">New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe</a> has given fans plenty of reason to hope he could be the team’s long-term solution at the position once manned by Derek Jeter.</p><p>Volpe raised his batting average by 34 points between his rookie and sophomore campaigns (though the starting point was a paltry .209). He also won a Gold Glove in his first year and cut down on his strikeout rate in his second. Then, of course, there was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-anthony-volpe-world-series-game-4-grand-slam">World Series grand slam</a> that kept the Yankees’ championship hopes alive for one more night in October.</p><p>On the other hand, Volpe’s overall power numbers dropped from year one to year two. He hit 21 home runs as a rookie compared to 12 in 2024 while his hard-hit rate decreased and his ground-ball rate increased. The reason, as Chris Kirschner of The Athletic explained in a piece on Monday, is that Volpe <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6072615/2025/01/20/yankees-anthony-volpe-dansby-swanson-similarities/" rel="noopener">prioritized contact</a> and putting the ball in play in 2024.</p><p>“Volpe sacrificed most of his slugging potential to put the ball in play, and not all contact is created equal,” he wrote. “His OPS dropped slightly from .666 in 2023 to .657 in 2024.”</p><p>Kirschner compared him to Dansby Swanson, now of the Chicago Cubs. When Swanson came up with the Atlanta Braves, he was a subpar hitter for three seasons before he began focusing on hitting the ball hard.</p><p>“Once Swanson started hitting the ball with authority, his numbers jumped,” Kirschner continued. “Volpe was an impressive prospect in the Yankees’ farm system and showcased encouraging power potential for a middle infielder. He became the top prospect in the Yankees’ system because of his special bat. If he could take his pull-centric, hard-hitting approach from the minors and apply it to the majors, he could become one of the best shortstops in MLB.”</p><h2><b>Yankees manager Aaron Boone thinks Anthony Volpe’s playoff hot streak can carry into 2025</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Anthony-Volpe.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Though Volpe didn’t hit for much power in 2024, his postseason told a slightly different story. He only hit the one home run, but his OPS jumped to .815, compared to .657 in the regular season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-aaron-boone-gives-anthony-volpe-his-flowers">Yankees manager Aaron Boone</a> saw it coming, even after Volpe struggled in the final weeks of the regular season.</p><p>“The week off leading into the postseason, the little adjustments I saw, it was like, boom, it leapt off the screen,” Boone said. “Then, obviously, he carried it into the games into the postseason. I haven’t seen the bat tracking, but I’m not surprised because I know what I was watching every single day, and that’s what we want.”</p><p>Despite having two full seasons under his belt, Volpe is still only 23. Young players evolve as they grow used to the league, and Volpe should be no exception.</p><p>“I’m really confident that what I saw from him in the final weeks of the season, and then certainly into the postseason, is absolutely something that will hopefully carry over to where he becomes more and more of a consistent offensive player,” Boone added.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees’ 2025 Anthony Volpe hopes draw Dansby Swanson comparison

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-chicago-big-dansby-swanson-core-injury-surgery-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs reveal big Dansby Swanson core injury surgery update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chicago-reveals-big-Dansby-Swanson-core-injury-surgery-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Cubs reveal big Dansby Swanson core injury surgery update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-07T07:39:22-08:00">December 7th, 7:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-07T08:36:58-08:00">December 7th, 8:36am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs reportedly expect to have star shortstop Dansby Swanson back for the spring after offseason surgery.</p><p>“Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson underwent core injury surgery in early October, the Cubs announce, but is expected to be ready for spring training,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale <a href="https://x.com/BNightengale/status/1865411984784752781" rel="noopener">wrote on</a> X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>This past season, his second with the Cubs, Swanson played 149 games and posted batting splits of .242 AVG / .312 OBP / .390 SLG / .701 OPS.  For about a month during the first half of the season, he tried to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-dansby-swanson-injury-update">gut through a knee injury</a>, during which he found little success at the plate.</p><p>Fortunately, he recovered and began to find his footing; from June on, he batted .258 / .327 / .420 / .747 with 12 home runs and 53 RBIs.</p><p>Swanson is entering the third season of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-dansby-swanson-making-chicago-contract-seem-like-steal">seven-year, $177 million contract</a> he signed with the Cubs in December 2022.</p><p>A former first-overall draft pick, Swanson began his professional career with the Arizona Diamonbacks, who traded him to the Atlanta Braves in December 2015, just six months after drafting him. Swanson made his MLB debut with Atlanta eight months later, beginning what would prove to be a successful seven-year stint with the club.</p><p>After a strong final few months to his first season in MLB, Swanson struggled to find the same consistency until 2020 when he batted .274 / .345 / .464 / .809. The following season, while his numbers dipped, he was a part of the Braves’ first World Series-winning team since 1995.</p><p>The next season, 2022, would prove to be Swanson’s last in Atlanta. He earned his first All-Star and Gold Glove selection after having one of his best seasons and playing every game of the year.</p><p>During the offseason before the 2023 season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-dansby-swanson-opens-up-on-leaving-braves-in-free-agency">Swanson left the Braves for the Cubs</a> in free agency. In his first year with Chicago, he gained All-Star and Gold Glove honors.</p><p>In his two seasons in Chicago, Swanson has seen little team success with the Cubs. The club has finished 83-79 and as the NL Central runners-up each year, missing the postseason both times. Swanson had made the playoffs each of his last four years with the Braves before signing with the Cubs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs reveal big Dansby Swanson core injury surgery update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mallory-swansons-uswnt-heroics-draw-dansby-swanson-reaction');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mallory Swanson’s USWNT heroics draw Dansby Swanson reaction');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Olympics-news-Mallory-Swansons-USWNT-heroics-draw-Dansby-Swanson-reaction.jpg"></figure><h1>Mallory Swanson’s USWNT heroics draw Dansby Swanson reaction</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-10T11:46:24-07:00">August 10th, 11:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-10T12:07:17-07:00">August 10th, 12:07pm</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Olympics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>USWNT forward Mallory Swanson scored the goal that led her team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-uswnt-snapping-gold-medal-drought-sports-world-going-wild">to a 1-0 victory over Brazil</a> in the gold medal match of the 2024 Paris Olympics. After her gold medal heroics, the soccer star got <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-f3u51xmVJ/" rel="noopener">a sweet shoutout</a> on Instagram from the Chicago Cubs shortstop, Dansby Swanson, who happens to be her husband.</p><p>“God is so good. Always and forever. You are such an inspiration to so many, but more to me than anyone can ever fathom.” the 30-year-old Cubs infielder wrote. “Your faith in God’s plan, gratitude in life, the grace and joy in which you live and play, the perseverance to fight through whatever obstacles thrown your way. You are truly a gift from above, and you shine with that every day. I’m speechless. And now you’re a gold medal, Olympic champion, and 100 caps in the same day. And that can never be taken from you. I love you forever.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-f3u51xmVJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-f3u51xmVJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Dansby Swanson (@dansbyswanson)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>This was the USWNT’s first Olympic gold medal since 2012.</p><h2><b>Mallory and Dansby Swanson are a sporting power couple</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Mallory-Swanson.jpg"><figcaption>Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>USWNT star Mallory Pugh met Dansby Swanson in 2021 when the shortstop played for the Cubs and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nwsl-news-uswnt-striker-mallory-swanson-signs-record-breaking-contract-chicago-red-stars">soccer star was on the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL</a>. The pair was <a href="https://www.theknot.com/content/dansby-swanson-relationship" rel="noopener">set up on a blind dat</a>e by then-Atlanta Braves outfielder Jace Peterson who previously played with Dansby and is married to Mallory’s sister, BriannaPugh, according to The Knot.</p><p>Mallory now has a World Cup trophy and an Olympic gold medal, while Dansby has a World Series title with the Braves.</p><p>Mallory and Dansby Swanson aren’t the only USWNT sports power couple, though. Several former USWNT stars have partnered up with stars in other sports over the years. Megan Rapinoe is engaged to Sue Bird, one of the best women’s basketball players of all time, Julie Ertz (née Johnston) is married to Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz, and Alex Morgan is married to former soccer player Servando Carrasco.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mallory Swanson’s USWNT heroics draw Dansby Swanson reaction

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-dansby-swanson-message-chicago-sinks-standings');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dansby Swanson’s important message as Cubs continue to sink');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Dansby-Swansons-important-message-as-Chicago-continues-to-sink.jpeg"></figure><h1>Dansby Swanson’s important message as Cubs continue to sink</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-17T10:48:23-07:00">June 17th, 10:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-17T10:52:14-07:00">June 17th, 10:52am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>This is not where the Chicago Cubs wanted to be. More than halfway through June and nine games shy of the midway point of the season, the Cubs are in last place in the NL Central. Two games separate Chicago from second place, while eight and a half games separate the Cubs from first place.</p><p>The division was expected to be wide open and after the Cubs narrowly missed the playoffs last year, Chicago was among the favorites for the division in 2024. Now the Cubs face a difficult hill to climb, although making the playoffs via the wild card standings is not out of the question.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-craig-counsell-striking-admission-loss-to-brewers">Cubs have to start winning</a> for that to happen though. Outside of a two-game sweep over the Chicago White Sox, the Cubs haven’t won a series since May 12. They haven’t won consecutive series since mid-April.</p><p>Recently it’s the offense that’s been anchoring the team down. The Cubs scored a combined three runs in their last three losses with a 5-1 win sandwiched in there. Chicago ranks 27th in team batting average, but shortstop Dansby Swanson says the team needs to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5569220/2024/06/17/chicago-cubs-takeaways-dansby-swanson-kyle-hendricks/" rel="noopener">stay the course</a> and find its identity.</p><p>“It’s so easy, when times get hard, to try and jump ship or want to do this change or that change,” Swanson said, per Patrick Mooney. “Sometimes, when you try so many different changes, you kind of forget what you are in the first place. Sometimes, it’s just getting back to who you — and we — are as a group. Things tend to work out. That’s just kind of the message, continuing to not only be positive but be confident.”</p><p>After an All-Star season in 2023, Swanson hasn’t found success at the plate this year. His slash line of .212/.291/.349 all represent career lows. He’s hit everywhere but ninth in the Cubs lineup.</p><h2><b>Cubs in the mix for NL wild card…for now</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Cubs-home-plate-celebration.jpeg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>It is June 17 and all but two teams are firmly in the playoff race in the National League. Although only four teams have winning records, nine teams are separated by two games in the wild-card standings.</p><p>It would be an insane summer if all those teams remain in contention, but it’s unlikely to happen. Do the Cubs have enough to stay in the mix? Teams with great pitching can usually survive and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-make-big-kyle-hendricks-move-as-starting-pitchers-drop-like-flies">Cubs have exceptional starting pitching</a>. Chicago’s starters rank sixth in ERA.</p><p>To show how much the Cubs have wasted that pitching, Chicago starters have only 15 wins this year. Part of that is due to injuries among the pitching staff. Manager Craig Counsell shed an optimistic view on that front.</p><p>“We’ve got things going on now. We’ve also got guys coming back. I feel like there’s some light at the end of the tunnel,” Counsell said.</p><p>It’s nice to be in every game, but the Cubs have to take advantage of their pitching and win on a more consistent basis. There is enough talent in the lineup to make noise in a crowded NL playoff picture. Chicago should be hungry too after losing five of six to end 2023 and miss the postseason.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jed-hoyer-reveals-cubs-trade-deadline-plans">Cubs want to be buyers</a> at the trade deadline, but it wouldn’t make a ton of sense if they don’t at least get back to .500 by the All-Star break. They could still be in the hunt by the last week of July without any moves but it wouldn’t surprise anyone if the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-trade-proposal-lands-blue-jays-vladimir-guerrero-jr">Cubs made some calls</a>.</p><p>Chicago expects to win with this roster but it hasn’t come together. Perhaps a shake-up is just what they need to ignite a competitive summer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dansby Swanson’s important message as Cubs continue to sink

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He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs made multiple roster moves on Tuesday. Shortstop Dansby Swanson <a href="https://x.com/Cubs/status/1792999798578045419" rel="noopener">was activated</a> from the 10-day injured list. Infielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-calling-up-top-prospect-ahead-braves-series">Luis Vasquez was recalled</a> from Triple-A as well, while outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong and infielder Miles Mastrobuoni were both optioned to Triple-A in corresponding moves, the team announced.</p><p>Swanson’s activation from the injured list is the move that stands out. He had been battling a knee concern. The Cubs have certainly been looking forward to the return of the All-Star shortstop.</p><h2><b>Dansby Swanson looking to find All-Star form</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dansby-Swanson-reacts-after-a-strikeout.jpg"><figcaption>Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Swanson, 30, has made back-to-back All-Star teams. He made the first All-Star team of his career in 2022 with the Atlanta Braves before earning another nod in 2023 during his first campaign with the Cubs. Swanson struggled before suffering the aforementioned injury in 2024, though.</p><p>The shortstop will enter Tuesday’s game against the Braves with a lackluster .209/.285/.341/.626 slash line. Swanson has also hit four home runs and stolen four bases.</p><p>It needs to be remembered that Swanson has played in just 37 games and we are still in May. There is still plenty of time for him to turn things around. The Cubs have still performed fairly well despite his injury absence and struggles. Chicago is currently 26-22, which is good for second place in the National League Central.</p><p>Perhaps Swanson’s return will lead to the Cubs surpassing the Milwaukee Brewers in the division at some point. For now, the Cubs will focus on playing against Swanson’s old team on Tuesday evening.</p><h2><b>Pete-Crow Armstrong among Cubs’ other roster moves</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Pete-Crow-Armstrong-hits-a-triple-against-Braves.jpg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Crow-Armstrong is one of the top prospects in the sport. Through 23 big league games in 2024, the young outfielder has slashed just .236/.295/.364/.659. He hit just one home run but added five stolen bases during that span.</p><p>The Cubs surely still believe in Crow-Armstrong’s ceiling. He will likely play at the MLB level at some point again in 2024. Returning to Triple-A for now will provide him with an opportunity to continue his development with less pressure around him.</p><p>Mastrobuoni was also optioned to Triple-A. He’s a versatile player who will probably return to the big league club in 2024 as well. At the moment, the Cubs are going in a different direction at the MLB level, however.</p><p>The promotion of Vasquez is interesting. He is a 24-year-old infielder who is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/cubs/" rel="noopener">currently the No. 13</a> prospect in the Cubs farm system, per MLB.com. Vasquez is regarded as an excellent defensive presence but he still needs to improve offensively. Nevertheless, he has the chance to become a reliable player for the Cubs if given the opportunity.</p><p>Chicago features a number of young and talented players. Veterans like Dansby Swanson will try to help Chicago’s prospects find their footing with the team. Vasquez, who can also play shortstop, could learn a lot from Swanson, who is a two-time Gold Glove Award winner.</p><p>The Cubs will host the Braves on Tuesday night at 7:40 PM EST at Wrigley Field. We will continue to monitor and provide updates on the team as they are made available.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.227	1	2	0.701	1

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