Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson said of he and his wife, Mallory, expecting their first child: “It’s just really neat and special.”

U.S women's national soccer team star Mallory Swanson and her husband Dansby Swanson, a shortstop for the Chicago Cubs, are expecting their first child, the couple announced in a joint Instagram post Wednesday. "Our greatest blessing 🤍," Mallory Swanson wrote in the post's caption.

Mallory and Dansby Swanson are expecting their first child together. The couple announced the U.S. women’s national soccer team star’s pregnancy in a social media post on Wednesday. “Our greatest blessing,” Mallory shared in a caption on Instagram.