Chris Shaw (baseball)

Chris Shaw
San Francisco Giants – No. 26
Outfielder
Born: (1993-10-20) October 20, 1993
Stoneham, Massachusetts
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 31, 2018, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average .185
Home runs 1
Runs batted in 7
Teams

Christopher James Shaw (born October 20, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Shaw graduated from Lexington High School in Lexington, Massachusetts. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 26th round of the 2012 MLB draft,[1] but he did not sign and instead enrolled at Boston College where he played college baseball.[2][3]

Shaw was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft, signed, and was assigned to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, where he batted .287 with 12 home runs and 30 RBIs in 64 games. In 2016, Shaw began the season with the San Jose Giants, and was later promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels; in 132 games between the two teams, he posted a combined .267 batting average with 21 home runs and 85 RBIs. He spent 2017 with both Richmond and the Sacramento River Cats, slashing a combined .292/.346/.525 with 24 home runs, 79 RBIs, and an .871 OPS in 125 total games between the two clubs.[4] He began 2018 with Sacramento.

Shaw was called up to the majors for the first time on August 31, 2018 and made his debut that day.[5] On September 3, he hit his first major league home run against the Colorado Rockies.

References

  1. ↑ "Lexington High star Chris Shaw selected by the New York Mets in the 26th round". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "BC's Chris Shaw poised to be a top pick in MLB draft". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "BC's Chris Shaw eyes 1st-round ticket in MLB Draft". bostonherald.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chris Shaw Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/giants-call-top-prospect-chris-shaw
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