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The third base job for the Chicago Cubs in 2025 is wide open, and Matt Shaw will have as good a shot as anyone to take hold ...

The Chicago Cubs have had a perplexing offseason to say the least. They made an all-in move to acquire outfielder Kyle Tucker ...

With Isaac Paredes now in Houston, Shaw has a chance to man the hot corner in Chicago despite questions about his arm ...

He's gonna play a lot for us,” president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said. "But you have to expect some growing pains.

The Chicago Cubs find themselves in an interesting spot after making a massive trade for superstar outfielder Kyle Tucker along with moving on from Cody Bellinger's contract days later. As the ...

With third base now vacant, MLB.com's Jordan Bastian says that top prospect Matt Shaw could now have a pathway toward making the Opening Day roster. He posted the following on BlueSky: Without ...

Shaw, 23, is the No. 22 overall prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline, and hit .284/.379/.488 with 21 dingers and 31 stolen bases this past season with Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa.

The most obvious solution for the third base issue is the Cubs’ top prospect, Matt Shaw. While the scouts seem to think Shaw is a natural second baseman, the Cubs have actually played him more ...