Shane’s phone froze following his major league debut thanks to a combination of about 300 texts and a surge of social media notifications...Shane is one of the more interesting Twitter follows (@Sugar_ShaneM) in the Rays clubhouse…previous tweeting pastimes include reaching out to contestants on The Bachelor, echoing Rays memes and trolling former Rays beat writers about their basketball prowess...For three years, he has donated new Adidas cleats to his high school team in Cape Coral...He traveled to Iceland to tour the island following the 2020 season...Shane partnered with teammate Ryan Yarbrough to donate coffee and donuts to frontline healthcare workers at Tampa General Hospital during the 2020 shutdown...Growing up in Baltimore, Shane attended countless Orioles games…Cal Ripken Jr. was his favorite player and he had posters, signatures and other collectibles…Cal is the reason 8 remains his favorite number.
2021
Tied Josh Fleming for the team lead with 10 wins, which tied for second among major-league rookies behind HOU Luis Garcia (11)…ranked fourth among major league rookies with 141 SO and second with a 10.29 SO/9 IP ratio (min. 100 IP)... Received one second-place vote to finish 7th in the AL Rookie of the Year balloting... His 141 SO ranked sixth among rookies in club history and were the most since Nathan Karns (145) in 2015…min. 100 IP, his 3.43 ERA ranked third among Rays rookies behind Jeremy Hellickson (2.95) in 2011 and Chris Archer (3.22) in 2013... Yielded 3 runs (or fewer) in all but three of his 25 starts and never allowed more than 4 runs... Went 8-5 with a 3.01 ERA (89.2-IP, 30-ER) in his last 17 starts to lower his ERA from 4.54 to 3.43... Went 7-3 with a 2.84 ERA (63.1-IP, 20-ER) in 12 starts after the All-Star break…tied for second in the AL in wins and tied for 7th in ERA (min. 50 IP)... His avg. fastball velocity was 96.4 mph, 11th in the majors among starters (min. 500 fastballs) and highest in the majors among lefty starters, ahead of CHW Carlos Rodón (95.4)... Reached 100 mph 16 times, fourth in the majors among starters behind NYM Jacob deGrom (185), MIA Sandy Alcantara (58) and NYY Gerrit Cole (31)…became the second left-handed starter since Statcast data is available (since 2015) to throw at least 10 pitches at 100 mph (or more) in a single season, joining SEA James Paxton (42) in 2016... After making his season debut April 29, his 109 SO between breaking and offspeed pitches ranked 5th in the AL and his 71 SO with the slider ranked 4th in the AL... Opponents hit .218 (64-for-294) in at-bats ending with breaking or offspeed pitches, compared to .308 (56-for-182) against his fastball... Used his curveball for 16.4 pct. of his pitches, but its usage increased to 21.7 pct. over his last 11 starts compared to 12.1 pct. before that... Went 5-0 with a 2.76 ERA in August, setting a club record for wins in August and a club rookie record for wins in a calendar month…tied the club record (regardless of rookie status) for wins in a calendar month, most recently Blake Snell (5) in Sep 2018…from June 9–Aug 27, yielded three runs (or fewer) in 13 straight starts, the fourth-longest streak for a traditional starter in club history... Placed on the injured list Sep 10, retroactive to Sep 9, but missed the minimum 10 days... On April 29 vs. OAK, made his first career regular-season app…began the game with a strikeout of Mark Canha on a 100.5 mph fastball, which tied for the fastest strikeout pitch by a lefty starter in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008)… joined BOS Chris Sale on June 24, 2018 vs. SEA and SEA James Paxton on June 6, 2016, vs. CLE... POSTSEASON: Went 1-0 with a 7.94 ERA (5.2-IP, 5-ER) in 2 apps (1 start) in the ALDS against the Red Sox…started the series opener and pitched in relief with the Rays facing elimination... In Game 1 vs. BOS, went five scoreless in his first career postseason start…became the fourth traditional rookie starter (non-opener) in club history to start a postseason game, joining Jeremy Hellickson in 2011, Matt Moore in 2011 and Wade Davis in 2010…joined Moore as the only Rays rookies (non-opener) to start a Game 1... In Game 4 at BOS, pitched in relief for the first time all season and yielded five runs in 0.2 IP.
2020
Was part of the Rays 60-man player pool and spent the summer at the alternate training site in Port Charlotte...Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 100 overall prospect in the minors following the season… was the No. 5 prospect in the Rays system…the publication also tabbed him as having the Best Changeup in the organization.
POSTSEASON: Went 0-0 with a 8.31 ERA (4.1- IP, 4-ER) in 4 apps…became the first pitcher in major league history to debut in the postseason… was one of three players to make his major league debut in the 2020 postseason, along with OF Alex Kirilloff (Twins) and LH Ryan Weathers (Padres, one day after McClanahan)…prior to the 2020 postseason, only two players had made their major league debuts in the postseason: INF Adalberto Mondesi (Royals) in 2015 and INF Mark Kiger (Athletics) in 2006...Became the second player and first pitcher in major league history to appear in a World Series game before appearing in a regular season contest, joining KC Adalberto Mondesi in 2015...In Game 1 of the ALDS vs. NYY, made his major league debut, entering with 1-on, 2-out and a 9-3 deficit in the 9th inning…went single, walk, DJ LeMahieu groundout.
2019
Advanced to Double-A Montgomery in his first full professional season…began the season with Class-A Bowling Green and was named to the Midwest League midseason All-Star Team...Promoted to Class-A Charlotte on June 8 and to Montgomery on Aug 4...Went 11-6 with a 3.36 ERA (120.2-IP, 45-ER) and 154 SO (11.49 SO/9 IP ratio) in 24 apps (22 starts) between the three levels. Was 2nd among Rays minor leaguers in strikeouts and tied for 5th in wins...Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 83 overall prospect in the minors following the season… was the No. 7 prospect in the Rays system.
