Braden Shewmake | |
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Chicago White Sox – No. 17 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: Wylie, Texas, U.S. | November 19, 1997|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 5, 2023, for the Atlanta Braves | |
MLB statistics (through May 15,2024) | |
Batting average | .118 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 4 |
Teams | |
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Braden Jack Shewmake (born November 19,1997) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Atlanta Braves selected Shewmake with the 21st overall pick in the 2019 MLB draft,and he made his MLB debut with them in 2023.
Shewmake attended and graduated from Wylie East High School in Wylie,Texas,where he played baseball,football,and basketball. [1] [2] As a senior,he hit .295 with 28 RBIs and was named to the Texas 5A All-State Baseball Team. [3] Undrafted out of high school in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,he enrolled at Texas A&M University to play college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies.
In 2017,as a freshman,Shewmake batted .328 with 11 home runs and 69 RBIs in 64 starts. [4] [5] He was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Year [6] [7] [8] along with being named Collegiate Baseball's Freshman of the Year. [9] Furthermore,he was named an All-American by multiple media outlets including Collegiate Baseball [10] and Baseball America. [11] Shewmake spent that summer playing for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. [12] As a sophomore in 2018,Shewmake started all 61 games in which he hit .327 with five home runs,45 RBIs,and 12 stolen bases. [13] [14] He was named to the All-SEC First Team for the second straight year. [15] That summer,he returned to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. [16] [17] In 2019,his junior season,he batted primarily in the leadoff spot. He played in 63 games and batted .313 with six home runs,47 RBIs,and nine stolen bases. [18]
Shewmake was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. [19] He was selected by the Atlanta Braves with the 21st overall pick. [20] He signed for $3.13 million,and was assigned to the Rome Braves of the Single-A South Atlantic League. [21] [22] After slashing .318/.389/.473 with three home runs,39 RBIs,and 11 stolen bases over 51 games with Rome,he was promoted to the Mississippi Braves of the Double-A Southern League in August,and finished the season there. [23] Over 14 games with Mississippi,Shewmake hit .217. [24]
Shewmake did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [25] For the 2021 season,he returned to Mississippi (now members of the Double-A South),slashing .228/.271/.401 with 12 home runs and forty RBIs over 83 games. [26] Shewmake was assigned to the Gwinnett Stripers of the Triple-A International League to begin the 2022 season. [27] In early August,he was placed on the injured list with a left leg injury after being carted off of the field following a collision with left fielder Travis Demeritte,and he missed the remainder of the season. [28] Over 76 games prior to the injury,he slashed .259/.316/.399 with seven home runs and 25 RBIs. [29]
On November 15,2022,the Braves selected Shewmake's contract and added him to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [30] Shewmake battled with Orlando Arcia and Vaughn Grissom for the starting shortstop job during spring training in 2023. On March 20,Shewmake and Grissom were optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett in favor of Arcia. [31] [32]
On May 5,2023,Shewmake was promoted to the major leagues for the first time,and made his debut later that day against the Baltimore Orioles. [33] [34]
In a game against the St. Paul Saints on June 28,2023,Shewmake hit for the cycle,the first in Gwinnett history. [35] [36]
On November 16,2023,the Braves traded Shewmake to the Chicago White Sox,along with Michael Soroka,Nicky Lopez,Jared Shuster and Riley Gowens for Aaron Bummer. [37]
In college,Shewmake was known for his ability to hit to all fields. Sometime after starting his professional career,he focused on pulling the baseball,returning to his collegiate hitting philosophy before the 2023 regular season began. [38] His speed and defensive abilities have also drawn attention. [39]
Shewmake's father Shane coached baseball at the University of Texas at Dallas. Shewmake is married to Emily,and their son was born in June 2022. [40]
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