Austin Shenton #18

Austin P. Shenton...grew up in Bellingham, Wash., as a Mariners fan...Austin is big supporter of the Max Higbee Center, which supports teens and adults with developmental disabilities in Bellingham…his brother, Ian, is a long-time member of the Center.

2024

Appeared in 19 Major League games with Tampa Bay batting .214 (9-for-42) with three runs, five doubles, one home run, three RBI and eight walks, getting on base at a .340 clip and slugging .405 (.745 OPS). Appeared in 83 games with Triple-A Durham in the Tampa Bay Rays organization, batting .258 (80x310) with 49 runs, 12 doubles, one triple, 20 home runs, 65 RBI and 48 walks, getting on base at a .361 clip and slugging .497 (.858 OPS). Made Rays Opening Day roster and made MLB debut on March 31 vs. Toronto... made first MLB start on April 1 vs. Texas...recorded first MLB hit, run, extra-base hit (2B) and RBI on April 7 at Colorado and clubbed first MLB home run on April 27 at Chicago-AL.

2023

Split the season between Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham, batting a combined .304/.423/.584 (144-for-473)…paced all Rays farmhands in RBI (99), doubles (45), walks (94), total bases (276) and runs scored (102) while ranking second in OPS (1.007) and hits (144)...His 45 doubles were tied with BAL Coby Mayo for the most in the minors while his 74 extra-base hits ranked second behind Mayo (77XBH)…the 74 XBH were the second most by a Rays farmhand in club history, trailing only Steve Cox (78XBH) in 1999...Named the Rays Minor League Co-Hitter of the Month and Southern League Player of the Month for June, batting .385 with 7 2B, 9 HR and 27 RBI in 25 games...At the time of his July 14 promotion to Durham, he sat atop the Southern League leaderboards in average (.307), slugging pct. (.567), OPS (.982) and doubles (21)...From July 14 through the end of the season, he led the International League in total bases (132), extra-base hits (38) and runs scored (57)…finished the season batting .323/.506/.554 (21-for-65) over 19 games in September.

2022

Placed on the 7-day IL with a hip injury on June 28 and missed the remainder of the season…ranked by Baseball America as the No. 29 prospect in the Rays system following the season.

2021

Acquired by the Rays from the Mariners in a mid-season trade on July 29 involving RHP Diego Castillo…hit .295/.398/.549 (93-for-315) with 14 HR and 70 RBI in 80 games between the two organizations…at the time of his July 16 promotion from Class-A Everett to Double-A Arkansas, led the High-A West with 55 runs, 24 2B, 38 XBH, 53 RBI, a .576 SLG and .994 OPS.

2020

Not part of the Mariners 60-man player pool and did not play following the cancellation of the minor league season…was rated as having the Best Strike-Zone Discipline in the Mariners organization by Baseball America.

2019

Split his first full professional season between Everett (June 8–July 14) and Class-A West Virginia (July 15–end of season)…hit .298 (59-for-198) with 17 doubles, two triples, 7 HR, 36 RBI, 19 walks and 29 runs in 53 games…reached base safely in all 21 of his games with Everett, batting .367 (29-for-79) with 15 XBH, 16 RBI and 16 runs...Went 1-for-3 with a homer in his West Virginia debut on July 15…was on the 7-day IL from Aug. 21–Sept. 16 with a fractured cheekbone after being hit by a pitch…rated as the No. 16 prospect in the Northwest League by Baseball America.