Matt Shaw (baseball)
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| Born: November 6, 2001 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
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Matthew James Shaw (born November 6, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Amateur career
[edit]Shaw grew up in Brimfield, Massachusetts and initially attended Wilbraham & Monson Academy before transferring Worcester Academy.[1] He played summer collegiate baseball after graduating high school for the Worcester Bravehearts of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL).[2]
As a freshman for the Maryland Terrapins, Shaw was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman team after batting .332 with 42 runs scored and 30 RBIs. After the season, he returned to the FCBL and played for the Amsterdam Mohawks.[3] Back with the Terrapins, Shaw was named first team All-Big Ten as a sophomore after batting .290 with 22 home runs and 67 RBIs.[4] During the summer of 2022, he played for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he hit .360 and was named the league's MVP.[5][6][7] Shaw became Maryland's all-time leader in home runs during his junior season.[8][9] After the 2023 season, he won the Brooks Wallace Award.[10]
Professional career
[edit]Shaw was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the first round, with the 13th overall selection, of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[11] On July 14, 2023, Shaw signed with the Cubs for the full slot value of $4.85 million.[12] He won the 2024 Southern League Most Valuable Player Award with the Double-A Tennessee Smokies.[13]
International career
[edit]Shaw was named to the United States national baseball team for the 2024 WBSC Premier12.[14] He was named to the All-World Team as the best third baseman. He also led the tournament in runs batted in.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Once a contact hitter, Matt Shaw is now Maryland baseball's all-time home run leader: 'He cares about everything'". The Baltimore Sun. April 27, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Leading off and going long". Telegram & Gazette. August 20, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Shaw leading way for PGCBL-best Amsterdam Mohawks with hot hitting". The Daily Gazette. July 11, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Cape Cod Classic just one of many special events at Polar Park this year including 200 non-WooSox events". Telegram & Gazette. July 18, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "#24 Matt Shaw - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Local stars Matt Shaw (Worcester Academy) and Nigel Belgrave (Auburn High) flourishing for Bourne in prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League". Telegram & Gazette. July 26, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Gammons, Peter (August 12, 2022). "Gammons: Cape Cod league MVP Matt Shaw latest in long line of young players flourishing in summer". The Athletic. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ Iacovacci, Jonathan (April 26, 2023). "Matt Shaw hits record-breaking home run in Maryland baseball's 16–3 rout of Georgetown". TestudoTimes.com. SB Nation. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Delucci, Marc (May 7, 2023). "MLB Pipeline mock draft has SF Giants selecting Maryland INF Matt Shaw". SI.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Maryland's Matt Shaw named winner of 2023 Brooks Wallace Award". MLB.com.
- ^ Mooney, Patrick (July 10, 2023). "Cubs draft Matt Shaw, another first-rounder they see making the jump to Wrigley Field". The Athletic. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Cubs Draft Notes: Already High on Shaw, Targeted Tools, Wiggins Upside, Rivera, (UPDATE: Shaw Signs)". bleachernation.com. 14 July 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Minor League Postseason All-Stars". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Guttenplan, Dan (November 12, 2024). "USA Baseball: Matt Shaw scorching in international tournament". New England Baseball Journal. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Chieh-Hsien Chen is the WBSC Premier12 2024 MVP". WBSC. November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Maryland Terrapins bio
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Maryland Terrapins baseball players
- Bourne Braves players
- Baseball players from Hampden County, Massachusetts
- People from Brimfield, Massachusetts
- Wilbraham & Monson Academy alumni
- Worcester Academy alumni
- All-American college baseball players
- Arizona Complex League Cubs players
- Iowa Cubs players
- South Bend Cubs players
- Tennessee Smokies players