Tag: Travis Shaw

Shaw spent 42 games with the Missions and batted .285 with 12 home runs.

The Brewers and Shaw parted ways after that season. He spent 2020 with the Toronto Blue Jays, batting .239 in 50 games.

Shaw is back with the Brewers in spring training this year. He played in 17 spring games and is projected to be the Brewers’ main third baseman when the season opens on Thursday.

The 6-foot-4 Shaw bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He has hit 105 career home runs in six seasons the majors. He spent three seasons with the Brewers and hit 31 home runs in 2017 and 32 home runs in 2018.

By Thursday afternoon, there were media reports that Shaw will be called back up by the Milwaukee Brewers.

If all goes as expected, Wednesday night at Wolff Stadium was Shaw’s last game in a Missions uniform and he will be on the Brewers’ active roster on Friday night when they open a big three-game homestand against the Chicago Cubs.

The 29-year-old infielder played 57 games with the Brewers this season. He hit .164 with six home runs. He was optioned to Triple-A San Antonio on June 28.

Shaw’s hitting was coming back around in recent games with the Missions. In his last 10 games he hit .323 (10-of-31) with four home runs and 12 RBIs. During that stretch Shaw looked like he was seeing the ball well and was consistently hitting the ball hard.

Last season with the Brewers, Shaw hit .241 with 32 home runs in 152 games.

Shaw played third base on Monday and batted fourth. He had one hit in four at-bats with two strikeouts.

Shaw played 10 games with the Missions in May and early June before going up to join the Brewers. He hit .164 with six home runs in 57 games with Milwaukee. Last season with the Brewers he hit .241 with 32 home runs in 152 games.

The Iowa Cubs beat the Missions 5-3 Monday night at Wolff Stadium.

The Milwaukee Brewers infielder is with Triple-A San Antonio on a rehab assignment while coming back from a wrist injury. On Friday, he was 3-for-3 with a walk.

Shaw is hitting .438 (7-of-16) over his last five games with the Missions.

He is expected to rejoin the Brewers after the Missions’ current four-game series, which concludes Sunday.

Media reports from Milwaukee indicate he will return to the Brewers after the Missions’ current four-game home series against the Omaha Storm Chasers ends on Sunday.

Through Thursday, Shaw has played in seven games with the Missions and is batting .192. In the last four games he is 4-of-13 (.307) with three runs.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound infielder played in his first Missions home game on Thursday with the team wearing their alternate Flying Chanclas uniforms.