Shane James Dawson (born September 9, 1993) is a Canadian former professional

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High school and college

Dawson attended

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, and was the first 17-year-old to play for the

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of the

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. He then attended

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Professional career

Dawson was selected in the 17th round of the

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by the

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. He was assigned to the

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for the 2012 season, where he pitched 30 innings and posted a 2–1 record, 2.35 ERA, and 35 strikeouts. Dawson began the 2013 season with the

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of the

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, and was later promoted to the

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of the

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. After 4 starts for Vancouver, Dawson reported left elbow pain, and fearing

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, was rested for the remainder of the season. He would pitch to a combined 2–4 record, 3.13 ERA, and 61 strikeouts in 46 innings. After reporting to fall instructional camp, doctors discovered that he had been born without a left

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. Dawson spent the entire 2014 campaign with the Class-A

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, making 14 appearances (10 starts) before being shut down in July due to arm fatigue. He would earn a 3–5 record, 3.38 ERA, and 46 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched. He began the 2015 season with Lansing, where he was named a Midwest League All-Star, and was selected to play for the

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at the

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, winning the gold medal. After the Games he returned to Lansing and continued his run of success, earning his league-leading 12th win before being called up to the Advanced-A

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on August 1. Dawson finished the 2015 season with Dunedin, and in 24 total games, pitched to a 15–6 record, 3.03 ERA, and 120 strikeouts in 127 innings. He played the entire 2016 season with the Double-A

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, where he posted a 10–4 record, 4.22 ERA, and 95 strikeouts in a career-high 134 innings pitched. Dawson returned to New Hampshire in 2017, posting a 4–9 record with a 6.16 ERA in 27 games. Dawson was released from the Blue Jays organization prior to the 2018 season. On April 23, 2018, Dawson signed with the

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of the independent

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. He was released on July 11, 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Shane 1993 births Living people Baseball people from Alberta Baseball pitchers Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Bluefield Blue Jays players Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Dunedin Blue Jays players Gulf Coast Blue Jays players Lansing Lugnuts players New Hampshire Fisher Cats players Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in baseball Vancouver Canadians players Winnipeg Goldeyes players World Baseball Classic players of Canada 2017 World Baseball Classic players Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games