Bryan Shaw (baseball)


Bryan Anthony Shaw is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft and has also played for the Cleveland Indians and Colorado Rockies.

Early life

Shaw was born to Richard, a member of the California Highway Patrol, and Michelle Shaw. He attended Livermore High School in Livermore, California where he played baseball, football and basketball.

Career

Amateur

Shaw attended California State University, Long Beach. He played college baseball for the Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball team. Shaw's roommate in college was teammate Vance Worley. In 2007, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Shaw was selected in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was called up by Arizona on June 10, 2011. Shaw made his major league debut that day, coming in for Esmerling Vásquez after he gave up a leadoff double. Shaw pitched one scoreless inning against the Florida Marlins, giving up two walks and one strikeout, coming against Scott Cousins.
Shaw was recalled from the Diamondbacks AAA affiliate Reno Aces on August 11, 2012.

Cleveland Indians

On December 11, 2012 he was traded to the Cleveland Indians in a three-team deal involving Trevor Bauer and Shin-Soo Choo. Shaw and his wife, Kristen, had bought a house in Arizona the day before the trade.
Shaw had a good 2014 season. In 80 games and 76.1 innings, he finished 5-5 with a 2.59 ERA, 64 strikeouts, and 2 saves. He appeared in more games than any other pitcher that year.
In 2016, Shaw led the American League in games pitched again, with 75. He went 2-5 with a 3.24 ERA and helped Cleveland win the pennant. He gave up the game-winning run to the Chicago Cubs in the 2016 World Series in extra innings.
In 2017 he was 4-6 with a 3.52 ERA in 79 games, and he threw a cutter 87.1% of the time, tops in MLB.

Colorado Rockies

On December 12, 2017, Shaw signed a three-year, $27 million deal, with the Colorado Rockies. Through 41 appearances in the first half of the season, Shaw endured the worst start to his career, posting an ERA of 7.57 in innings, surrendering 50 hits. He was placed on the disabled list on June 25 with a calf injury. For the 2018 season he was 4-6 with a 5.93 ERA. He threw a cutter 84.36% of the time, tops in MLB. In 2019, Shaw posted an ERA over 5 for the second straight season. He ended the 2019 season with a 3-2 record in 70 games.
The Rockies released Shaw on July 17, 2020.

Seattle Mariners

Shaw signed a one-year deal with the Seattle Mariners on July 22, 2020.