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Dansby Swanson has the hot bat to start the Cubs’ 2023 season.

Originally posted on ChiCitySports | By Emma Wolfe | Last updated 4/2/23

The Dansby Swanson Era has begun in Chicago.

Dansby Swanson has a promising start with the Cubs after signing a seven-year, $177 million deal in the offseason, going 6-for-8 in his first two games. Although his spring training was a little slow, he appears to be sealed in to start the regular season and should once again be a valuable fantasy asset.

According to Marquee’s broadcast “Swanson has six hits in his first two games with his new team, the most by a newcomer shortstop in his first two games with a new club since 1920”.

This is quite a record. Did they honor Dansby before the game? pic.twitter.com/PizcVnfr7r

— jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) April 1, 2023

Dansby Swanson recorded a three-hit contest with one run and one RBI on the first day of the season. On Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, he registered a second three-hit game, collecting one RBI and hitting his first home run of the year.

Swanson is batting .750 through two games. He is also making a ton of defensive plays, depriving opponents of hits. It’s simple to understand why Cubs executives became so infatuated with Dansby Swanson

This article first appeared on ChiCitySports and was syndicated with permission.

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