CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today announced they have agreed to terms with seven players from the 2023 First-Year Player Draft, including first-round selection (13th overall) infielder Matt Shaw from the University of Maryland. The Cubs have agreed to terms with six of their first 10 selections from the draft. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

Along with Shaw, the Cubs have agreed to terms with catcher Michael Carico (fifth round), outfielder Alfonsin Rosario (sixth round), outfielder Brett Bateman (eighth round), first baseman Jonathon Long (ninth round), right-handed pitcher Luis Martinez-Gomez (10th round) and third baseman Brian Kalmer (18th round).

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. He 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 batted .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.

Carico, 20, batted .350 (28-for-80) with six doubles, seven home runs and 18 RBI, but was limited to 21 games with Davidson in 2023. During the 2022 campaign, Carico led the nation with a .559 on-base percentage, while going 80-for-197 (.406) with 21 doubles, one triple, 21 home runs and 57 RBI. Following the season, he was named a Second Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball.com.

Both Shaw and Carico were recommended by area scout Billy Swoope.

Here is a look at Chicago’s 20 selections from the 2023 First-Year Player Draft (players in bold have agreed to terms with the club):

Rd. (Pick), Player, Pos., School, Birthday, B, T, Ht., Wt.

1 (13), Matt Shaw, SS, University of Maryland, 11/6/01, R, R, 5-11, 185

2C (68), Jaxon Wiggins, RHP, University of Arkansas, 10/3/01, R, R, 6-6, 225

3 (81), Josh Rivera, SS, University of Florida, 10/10/00, R, R, 6-2, 215

4 (113), Will Sanders, RHP, University of South Carolina, 3/30/02, L, R, 6-6, 230

5 (149), Michael Carico, C, Davidson College (N.C.), 9/4/02, L, R, 6-0, 190

6 (176), Alfonsin Rosario, OF, P27 Academy (S.C.), 6/21/04, R, R, 6-6, 210

7 (206), Yahil Melendez, SS, B You Academy (P.R.), 9/5/05, L, R, 6-3, 165

8 (236), Brett Bateman, OF, University of Minnesota, 3/19/02, L, L, 5-10, 170

9 (266), Jonathon Long, 1B, Long Beach State University, 1/20/02, R, R, 6-0, 210

10 (296), Luis Martinez-Gomez, RHP, Temple College (Tex.), 5/27/03, R, R, 6-2, 178

11 (326), Zyhir Hope, OF, Colonial Forge High School (Va.), 1/19/05, L, L, 6-0, 193

12 (356), Carter Trice, 2B, North Carolina State University, 8/23/02, R, R, 6-0, 200

13 (386), Sam Armstrong, RHP, Old Dominion University, 9/26/00, R, R, 6-2, 245

14 (416), Grayson Moore, RHP, Vanderbilt University, 7/9/01, S, R, 6-3, 215

15 (446), Ty Johnson, RHP, Ball State University, 9/25/01, R, R, 6-6, 205

16 (476), Daniel Brown, LHP, Campbell University (N.C.), 10/22/02, L, L, 6-3, 200

17 (506), Ethan Flanagan, LHP, University of California, Los Angeles, 6/5/02, L, L, 6-3, 205

18 (536), Brian Kalmer, 3B, Gonzaga University, 8/17/00, R, R, 6-2, 215

19 (566), Nick Dean, RHP, University of Maryland, 12/26/00, R, R, 6-3, 180

20 (596), Drew Bowser, 3B, Stanford University, 10/2/01, R, R, 6-4, 226