Cubs select infielder Matt Shaw in first round of 2023 MLB Draft

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs tonight selected infielder Matt Shaw out of the University of Maryland with the 13th overall pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Shaw was recommended by area scout Billy Swoope.

Shaw, 21, batted .341 (90-for-264) with 20 doubles, one triple, 24 home runs, 69 RBI, a .445 on-base percentage and a 1.142 OPS in 62 games for the University of Maryland in 2023. Shaw was named the Brooks Wallace Award winner, honoring the nation’s top collegiate shortstop, as well as the Big Ten Player of the Year, leading the Terps to the Big Ten title.

In 167 games across three seasons with the Terps, the five-foot 11-inch, 185-pound Shaw is batting .320 (222-for-693) with 47 doubles, two triples, 53 home runs, 166 RBI and a 1.036 OPS. In 2022 and 2023, he recorded back-to-back 20-plus home run seasons (22 in 2022, 24 in 2023). Shaw is a two-time All-Big Ten selection and was named a Gold Spikes Award semifinalist in 2023.

Prior to his junior year, Shaw was named the Cape Cod League Most Valuable Player, after slashing .360/.432/.574 with 10 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 19 RBI in 36 games, leading the Bourne Braves to the league championship.
A native of Brimfield, Mass., Shaw attended Worcester (Mass.) Academy where he was ranked as the No. 9 player in the state of Massachusetts per Perfect Game during his senior season.

The 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft continues tonight with round two and tomorrow with rounds 3-10, before concluding on Tuesday with rounds 11-20.