Braden Shewmake #8

Played collegiately at Texas A&M University...In three seasons with the Aggies, hit .323 with 22 home runs and 161 RBI...Was an All-SEC First Team selection in each of his first two years with the Aggies...In 2019, was named to the midseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award, given to the top college player in the country...Missed only one game in his collegiate career...Attended Wylie East High School...He also played quarterback on the football team and forward on the basketball team.

2022

Received a non-roster invitation to Atlanta's Major League camp for the second time in his career...Played exclusively at Triple-A Gwinnett, slashing .259/.316/.399 (72-for-278).

2021

Played the entire 2021 season at Double-A Mississippi, hitting .228 (74-for-324) with 14 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 40 RBI...Enters the 2022 season as Braves' No. 6 prospect.

2020

Received a non-roster invitation to Atlanta’s Spring Training, less than one year after getting drafted by the Braves…Played in 11 games and went 4-for-15 (.267) with one double, two RBI, one walk and three runs scored...Played every inning defensively at shortstop (9 games, 0 starts, 32.1 total innings)…His extra-base hit (2B) came on 2/29 at Tampa Bay…Went 1-for-2 with two runs scored as a reserve...Spent the rest of the season at the club’s alternate training site...Ended the season ranked by MLB.com as the Braves’ No. 5 prospect.

2019

Played in 65 games between Single-A Rome and Double-A Mississippi after getting drafted by the Braves in June...Hit .300/.371/.425 (74-for-247) with three home runs, 40 RBI, 44 runs scored and 13 stolen bases...Named as Rome’s co-Player of the Month for June...Hit .442 (19-for-43) with a 1.083 OPS in 10 games that month...Was selected as the South Atlantic League Player of the Week for the period of 6/24-30, his first full week in professional baseball...Slashed .464/.483/.750 in six games...Named by Baseball America as the best “Defensive Infielder” in Atlanta’s organization...Ranked by MLB.com as the Braves’ No. 9 prospect.