For Chicago Cubs rookie Matt Shaw the future is now.
According to his bio, Shaw was selected by the Cubs in the first round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. On July 14, 2023, Shaw signed with the Cubs for the full slot value of $4.85 million. He won the 2024 Southern League Most Valuable Player Award with the Double-A Tennessee Smokies, added his bio.
Shaw bio says he grew up in Brimfield, Massachusetts and initially attended Wilbraham & Monson Academy before transferring Worcester Academy. He played summer collegiate baseball after graduating high school for the Worcester Bravehearts of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. As a freshman for the Maryland Terrapins, Shaw bio says he was named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman team after batting .332 with 42 runs scored and 30 RBIs.
After the season, Shaw bio said he returned to the FCBL and played for the Amsterdam Mohawks. Back with the Terrapins, Shaw bio says he was named first team All-Big Ten as a sophomore after batting .290 with 22 home runs and 67 RBIs.
During the summer of 2022, Shaw bio says he played for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he hit .360 and was named the league’s MVP. Shaw became Maryland’s all-time leader in home runs during his junior season, added his bio.
After the 2023 season, Shaw bio said he won the Brooks Wallace Award. According Shaw’s bio, he was also named to the United States national baseball team for the 2024 WBSC Premier12. He was named to the All-World Team as the best third baseman. He also led the tournament in runs batted in, added Shaw’s bio.
(Information courtesy of Matt Shaw’s Bio).
