Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson is focusing on being aware of the ball at all times.

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Dansby Swanson will be haunted by this base-running blunder for a little while. The Cubs’ shortstop missed getting his foot on first base in the seventh inning after hitting a chopper to third base ...

An unusual mistake by Dansby Swanson ended up costing the Chicago Cubs dearly during Monday’s game. In the seventh inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the Cubs shortstop ...

Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell is a fairly reserved guy. He’s usually not one to yell, but that wasn’t the case Monday morning in Mesa during the Cubs’ less-than-satisfactory base running drills.

Hoerner is a top defender and base runner, despite only being a slightly above-average hitter during his time with the Cubs.