Braden Shewmake

Shewmake attended and graduated from Wylie East High School in Wylie, Texas, where he played baseball, football, and basketball.[1][2] As a senior, he hit .295 with 28 RBIs and was named to the Texas 5A All-State Baseball Team.[3] Undrafted out of high school in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Texas A&M University to play college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies.

In 2017, as a freshman, Shewmake batted .328 with 11 home runs and 69 RBIs in 64 starts.[4][5] He was named the SEC Freshman of the Year[6][7][8] along with being named Collegiate Baseball's Freshman of the Year.[9] Furthermore, he was named an All-American by multiple media outlets including Collegiate Baseball[10] and Baseball America.[11] Shewmake spent that summer playing for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[12] As a sophomore in 2018, Shewmake started all 61 games in which he hit .327 with five home runs, 45 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases.[13][14] He was named to the All-SEC First Team for the second straight year.[15] That summer, he returned to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[16][17] In 2019, his junior season, he batted primarily in the leadoff spot. He played in 63 games and batted .313 with six home runs, 47 RBIs, and nine stolen bases.[18]

Shewmake was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[19] He was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the 21st overall pick.[20] He signed for $3.13 million,[21] and was assigned to the Rome Braves.[22] After slashing .318/.389/.473 with three home runs, 39 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases over 51 games with Rome, he was promoted to the Mississippi Braves in August,[23] and finished the season there. Over 14 games with Mississippi, Shewmake hit .217.[24]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Texas A&M Aggies bio