Coming into the 2025 MLB regular season, there was a lot of hype surrounding Chicago Cubs rookie third baseman Matt Shaw. He was taking over for Isaac Paredes,

The Cubs’ offense had been quiet against Cardinals starter Sonny Gray until Shaw’s tying two-run homer in the fifth inning. It was his third homer in his last four games and his seventh since the All-Star break. He entered play Sunday hitting .333 with a 1.110 OPS during that span.

Rookie right-hander Cade Horton struck out a career-high eight in 5 2/3 sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, Michael Busch and Matt Shaw homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Wednesday night.

Shaw has a 207 wRC+ since the All-Star break. Only three players with at least 50 plate appearances had a better wRC.

The Chicago Cubs have fallen on rough times and despite winning their weekend series to the Pittsburgh Pirates the offense has been struggling to score runs. On

Despite some noticable offensive woes, Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw sees some positive in the midst of the negative.

The situation has turned ugly, with Tucker getting booed at Wrigley Field for not producing and not running to first base.

Cubs top prospect Matt Shaw is indeed coming up to the Cubs, as I just mentioned on @mullyhaugh. Shaw killed it in Iowa and rounds out terrific lineup. Cubs will try to trade defensive specialist ...

The Cubs’ Matt Shaw stands at third base during the first inning against the Guardians on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Wrigley Field. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

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