Christopher James Shaw (born October 20, 1993) is an American

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who is a free agent. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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Amateur career

Shaw graduated from Lexington High School in

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 26th round of the

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, but he did not sign. Instead he enrolled at

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where he played

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, mostly as a right fielder. In his junior year he batted .319/.411/.611. In 2014, he played

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with the

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of the

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Professional career

San Francisco Giants

Shaw was drafted by the

in the first round of the

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, signed for a $1.5 million

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, and was assigned to the

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, where as a first baseman he batted .287 with 12 home runs (leading the Northwest League) and 30 RBIs in 64 games. In 2016, Shaw began the season with the

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, and was later promoted to the

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; in 132 games between the two teams, he posted a combined .267

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with 21 home runs and 85 RBIs and 125 strikeouts in 502 at bats. He spent 2017 as a left fielder with both Richmond and the

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, slashing a combined .292/.346/.525 with 24 home runs (leading the Giants organization), 79 RBIs, and 132 strikeouts in 469 at bats and an .871 OPS in 125 total games between the two clubs. He began 2018 with Sacramento. In 2018 the Triple-A

he batted .259/.308/.505 with 24 home runs (8th in the

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, and leading the Giants organization) and 65 RBIs and 144 strikeouts (6th) in 394 at bats. Shaw was called up to the majors for the first time on August 31, 2018, and made his debut that day. On September 3, he hit his first major league home run against the

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. Shaw ended up batting .185 in 22 games, with one home run and 7 runs batted in. He struck out 23 times in 62 plate appearances.Young, Jeff
"San Francisco Giants: When will Chris Shaw get another chance?,"

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(May 25, 2019). In 2019, the Giants organization kept Shaw on the 40-man roster but demoted him back to Double-A Richmond to work on his plate discipline. On May 30, 2019, after 45 games with Richmond, with whom he batted .288/.368/.500 with 25 runs, 7 home runs and 24 RBIs in 160 at bats, Shaw was promoted to the Triple-A

, with whom he batted .298/.355/.592 with 20 home runs and 70 RBIs in 282 at bats. On September 1, 2019, the Giants promoted Shaw to the major leagues, where he had 18 at bats. On November 20, 2020, Shaw was designated for assignment.

Baltimore Orioles

On November 25, 2020, Shaw was claimed off waivers by the

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. On January 26, 2021, Shaw was designated for assignment by the Orioles following the signing of

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. On February 1, Shaw was outrighted. In 20 games split between the High-A

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and Triple-A

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, Shaw struggled to an .067/.243/.150 batting line with 1 home run and 6 RBI. On August 2, Shaw was released by the Orioles organization.

Long Island Ducks

On August 17, 2021, Shaw signed with the

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of the

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. He became a free agent following the season.

Wild Health Genomes

On March 23, 2022, Shaw's rights were acquired by the

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in a trade that sent the Long Island Ducks the second overall pick in the annual player draft. Shaw played in 110 games for the Genomes in 2022, slashing .264/.401/.459 with 17 home runs and 72 RBI. He became a free agent following the season.

Chicago White Sox

On February 10, 2023, Shaw signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. In 57 games split between the Double–A

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and Triple–A

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, he batted .197/.332/.425 with 12 home runs and 28 RBI. Shaw was released by the White Sox organization on August 2.

Spire City Ghost Hounds

On August 11, 2023, Shaw signed with the

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of the

. In 22 games for the Ghost Hounds, he hit .197/.307/.382 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI. On September 15, Shaw was released by Spire City.https://www.atlanticleague.com/stats/transactions/

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