Swanson is not in the starting lineup for Sunday night's contest against the Giants. Swanson will remain on the bench for the second straight contest, which doesn't come as much of a surprise after manager Craig Counsell said Saturday that the 32-year-old would "get a couple days off." Nico Hoerner will draw the start at shortstop while Pedro Ramirez enters the lineup at second base, batting eighth in the series finale with San Francisco.
James Swanson: Everything you need to know
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Dansby Swanson Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24L 8-3100000000000003/23W 15-6300000000040003/22W 12-0311100020040013/20L 6-2000000000000003/20L 8-6301100000050013/17W 8-6421010010060023/15L 14-8300000000030003/12W 7-4200000001050003/11W 9-8200000001040003/8L 9-5222011011030053/7W 4-3300000000020003/5W 8-1312100120020053/1L 5-1201100000020012/27W 8-6312100130050052/25L 14-720000000003000
Preseason Totals 367105212930480020 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB6/6W 3-2010000000000006/5L 16-0200000000020006/4W 7-6401100010080016/3L 5-4401010000060026/2L 2-1200000000040005/31L 5-1200000001060005/30W 6-1310000002060005/29L 6-5411100000051015/28W 7-2300000001070005/27W 10-4422110001021035/26L 12-1300000001060005/251-1300000000040005/23L 3-0301100000030015/22L 4-2400000000030005/20L 5-0300000000060005/19L 5-2401100000070015/18L 9-3411000120020045/17L 9-8321100001060015/15W 10-5511010000050025/14W 2-0400000000050005/13L 4-1200000001030005/12L 5-2300000000030005/10L 3-0300000000010005/9L 6-0301010000030025/8W 7-1401100000041015/7W 8-3310000011020005/6W 7-6401100000040015/5W 3-2511100000020015/4W 5-4400000000030005/3W 8-2300000001040005/2W 2-0301100000010015/1W 6-5411100010020014/28W 8-3101010020001024/27L 9-7312200001040024/26L 6-0400000000050004/25L 12-4400000000050004/24W 6-4322001140120074/23W 8-7502200020060024/22W 4-2200000000020004/21W 7-4200000003070004/20W 5-1411000130050044/19W 2-1400000000050004/18W 4-2300000000040004/17W 12-4221100011070014/15W 11-2523200120060064/14W 10-4320000002060004/13L 13-7321000121050044/12W 7-6231000112020044/11L 4-3411100011040014/10L 2-0300000001040004/8W 6-2310000001050004/7W 9-2522110000041034/6L 6-4310000001070004/5L 6-5411000120060044/5W 1-0400000000050004/3L 4-1400000000050004/1W 6-2300000010080003/310-0100000000010003/30W 7-2302200011030023/29L 6-3300000000050003/28W 10-2311100001030013/26L 10-421000001206000
Regular Season Totals 200353723617282812625066
Dansby Swanson Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 728370.180236130150660.285Away 412190.19495114150380.301Home 316180.168141016000280.270Day 211110.12290012000170.219Night 517260.226146118150490.336March 0230.214300500030.421April 621180.21492115120400.330May 14140.151103010030200.233June 0120.143110000030.143Opponent vs NYM 0 1 1 0.111 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.182 vs LAA 0 2 2 0.222 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.333 vs MIL 1 2 2 0.182 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.182 vs STL 0 0 1 0.111 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0.333 vs PHI 3 9 7 0.280 4 0 0 7 0 0 0 16 0.424 vs TB 0 0 2 0.182 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0.308 vs SF 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 vs ATL 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.100 vs LAD 1 4 2 0.182 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 0.250 vs ATH 0 1 2 0.200 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.200 vs CLE 1 2 1 0.083 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.083 vs CWS 0 0 2 0.250 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.333 vs WSH 0 1 1 0.125 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0.364 vs CIN 0 1 2 0.125 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.176 vs AZ 0 1 2 0.200 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.273 vs TEX 0 0 2 0.200 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.200 vs SD 0 2 3 0.750 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.800 vs PIT 1 2 4 0.182 2 1 0 7 0 1 0 8 0.379 vs HOU 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.143 Venue @ Chicago 3 16 18 0.168 14 1 0 16 0 0 0 28 0.270 @ Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0.154 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 0.313 @ San Diego 0 2 3 0.750 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.800 @ Cleveland 1 2 1 0.083 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.083 @ St. Louis 0 0 1 0.111 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0.333 @ Los Angeles 1 4 2 0.182 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 0.250 @ Philadelphia 2 4 4 0.364 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0.500 @ Atlanta 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.100 @ Tampa Bay 0 0 2 0.182 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0.308 @ Texas 0 0 2 0.200 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.200
Dansby Swanson Player Profile
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James Swanson: Breaking News
Getting some time off
Cubs manager Craig Counsell told reporters Saturday that Swanson is healthy but will "get a couple of days off," Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports. Swanson is not in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants, and it sounds like he may be on the bench for Sunday's series finale as well. The veteran shortstop has struggled at the plate this season, and over his last 10 games he's gone 5-for-33 (.152) with one RBI, two steals and 12 strikeouts. Nico Hoerner will start at shortstop Saturday, and Swanson's absence means more playing time is available for Pedro Ramirez.
Idle Saturday
Swanson isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants. Swanson will get a day off Saturday after going 0-for-4 during Friday's loss. Nico Hoerner will move over to shortstop to cover for him, giving Pedro Ramirez a start at second base.