It's been quite the bout of whiplash to see Dansby Swanson go from one of MLB's worst hitters mere weeks ago to the history-making numbers he's putting up now. 26+ RBI in a 10-game span, RBI official since 1920:2026 Dansby Swanson1939 Joe DiMaggio1933 Jimmie Foxx1931 Lou Gehrig1930 Lou Gehrig1929 Mel Ott https://t.co/cFcrogZCQ9— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 1, 2026For the first time in his career, Swanson hit three home runs in the Chicago Cubs' 23-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon.The game didn't even reach the 3rd inning before Swanson had a multi-home run game for the second straight day. BACK-TO-BACK MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES FOR DANSBY SWANSON. pic.twitter.com/a4QYcbwjPU— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 1, 2026Two at-bats resulted in 831 feet worth of home runs. It followed his two long balls in the Cubs' win on Tuesday, and it gave Swanson four home runs in 10 innings and 22 RBI in his last 10 games. Per ESPN's Jesse Rogers, it was the most RBI in a 10-game span by a Cub since Sammy Sosa's 24 from Aug. 6-15, 2002!By Swanson's final at-bat of the game in the 8th inning, San Diego had catcher Rodolfo Durán on the mound to save its pitchers' arms. Swanson kept swinging anyway. With the bases loaded and nobody out, he sent Durán's first offering, a 43.1-mph Eephus at his chest, into the bleachers. — MLB (@MLB) July 1, 2026Sure, it wasn't off an actual pitcher. But the record books will only show that Swanson tacked on four more RBI to bring his 10-game total to 26 and surpass Sosa for the franchise's most-ever in that span. His eight RBI were also the most by a Cub in a single game since — you guessed it — Sosa in 2002. The latter drove in nine against the Colorado Rockies.Dansby Swanson’s 8 RBI are the most in a game by a @Cubs player since Sammy Sosa in 2002! https://t.co/aO4YlBQjYP pic.twitter.com/EvvOmAeBNZ— MLB (@MLB) July 1, 2026That is elite company. And it offers a perfect perspective on just how good Swanson has been since he went on a tear in Queens. Dansby Swanson Can't Be StoppedChicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) look back at home plate umpire Rob Drake after a called strike in the third inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The Reds led the Cubs after six innings.