Shane Dawson (baseball)
| Shane Dawson | |||
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |||
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Born: September 9, 1993 Drayton Valley, Alberta | |||
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Representing  Canada
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| Pan American Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2015 Toronto | National team |
Shane James Dawson (born September 9, 1993) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 30th on Major League Baseball's Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[1]
High school and college
Dawson attended Frank Maddock High School, and was the first 17-year-old to play for the Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast League.[2] He then attended Lethbridge College.[3]
Professional career
Dawson was selected in the 17th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.[3] He was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays for the 2012 season, where he pitched 30 2⁄3 innings and posted a 2–1 record, 2.35 ERA, and 35 strikeouts.[3] Dawson began the 2013 season with the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League, and was later promoted to the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League. After 4 starts for Vancouver, Dawson reported left elbow pain, and fearing Tommy John surgery, was rested for the remainder of the season. He would pitch to a combined 2–4 record, 3.13 ERA, and 61 strikeouts in 46 innings.[3] After reporting to fall instructional camp, doctors discovered that he had been born without a left infraspinatus muscle.[4]
Dawson spent the entire 2014 campaign with the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, making 14 appearances (10 starts) before being shut down in July due to arm fatigue.[4] He would earn a 3–5 record, 3.38 ERA, and 46 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched.[3] He began the 2015 season with Lansing, where he was named a Midwest League All-Star, and was selected to play for the Canada national baseball team at the Pan American Games, winning the gold medal.[5] After the Games he returned to Lansing and continued his run of success, earning his league-leading 12th win[6] before being called up to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays on August 1.[7] Dawson finished the 2015 season with Dunedin, and in 24 total games, pitched to a 15–6 record, 3.03 ERA, and 120 strikeouts in 127 2⁄3 innings.[3] He played the entire 2016 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, where he would post a 10–4 record, 4.22 ERA, and 95 strikeouts in a career-high 134 1⁄3 innings pitched.[3]
References
- ↑ "MLB 2016 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ Anastasiadis, Votham (November 7, 2011). "Local hurler looking forward to opportunities on the mound". draytonvalleywesternreview.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shane Dawson Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- 1 2 Lott, John (June 11, 2015). "Toronto Blue Jays prospect Shane Dawson, pitching without a muscle in his shoulder, starting to show his true potential". news.nationalpost.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ↑ Elliott, Bob (June 18, 2015). "Andrew Albers leads Canada's Pan Am baseball roster". torontosun.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ↑ Fine, David (July 24, 2015). "Lugnuts set club hits record in 18-1 rout". milb.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Lugnuts All-Star Dawson Promoted to Dunedin". oursportscentral.com. August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)