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. Mallory, 27, plays for the Chicago Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League and missed the start of the regular season for what was called personal reasons.

Chicago Stars striker Mallory Swanson and her husband, Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, announced Wednesday in a joint Instagram post that they’re expecting their first child.