The Latest Breaking News from Dansby Swanson

In the 50th — and earliest — season-opener at Wrigley on a hot-chocolate kind of day, fans waved their W flags and pumped out their chests after a 4-0 dusting of the Brewers.

Starter Marcus Stroman held Milwaukee scoreless through six innings.

ATLANTA — My lasting memory of the 2022 Braves: Standing in the visiting clubhouse in Philadelphia while Dansby Swanson, moisture in his eyes, declared the whole season a failure. In that moment, the 101 wins and fifth straight National League East title didn’t matter much to Swanson. They’d became irrelevant…

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs signed second baseman Nico Hoener to a three-year, $35 million extension, according to multiple reports — a small but important step toward the team’s future.

After the havoc of COVID, a roster teardown and a lockout in his first three years at the helm, the Cubs’ manager is ready for a normal season.

Hoerner has been in the organization since the Cubs drafted him in 2018.

PECOTA and Fangraphs projections for the Cubs and White Sox aren’t anything to get excited about.

The Cubs are entering year seven of their World Series drought — the White Sox are entering year eighteen. Despite this record, there could be hope for an up swing.

Swanson has been searching for his timing this spring.