Travis Shaw
| Travis Shaw | |||
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Shaw batting for the Boston Red Sox in 2016
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| Milwaukee Brewers – No. 21 | |||
| Third baseman / First baseman | |||
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Born: April 16, 1990 Washington Court House, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 8, 2015, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .251 | ||
| Home Runs | 29 | ||
| Runs batted in | 107 | ||
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Travis R. Shaw (born April 16, 1990), is an American professional baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m), weighing 225 pounds (102 kg), Shaw bats left handed and throws right handed. His father, Jeff, is a former two-time All-Star pitcher who played for six major league teams.
Shaw was born and raised in the city of Washington Court House, Ohio. Shaw attended Washington High School, the alma matter of his father, Jeff, a former MLB closer who was a two-time All-Star who played for six major league teams during an 11-year career. Travis Shaw played college baseball at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He batted a .307 average with a Mid-American Conference-leading 14 home runs while playing 62 games for the Golden Flashes in 2011. He also slugged .553 and collected 51 runs batted in, being named to the first team All-MAC in 2011 and the second team in 2010. Shaw also played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Bourne Braves.
The Red Sox selected Shaw in the ninth round of the 2011 MLB draft and he made his professional debut that year with the Short-Season A Lowell Spinners, leading them in RBI (36) and ending second in doubles (14), home runs (8) and runs scored (34). On July 2 of that season, he set a team record for the most total bases (12) in a single game, after going 4-for-4 with a home run, three doubles and two walks, driving in five runs while scoring three times. He finished the year at Low Class A Greenville Drive, batting .333 in two games before gaining a promotion to the High Class A Salem Red Sox in 2012.
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