Shane Dawson (baseball)
Shane James Dawson (born September 9, 1993) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. As of the 2015 Major League Baseball prospect rankings, he is considered the number 29 prospect in the Blue Jays organization.[1]
Career
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 for one year, before being selected in the 17th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft by the Blue Jays.[3] Dawson was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays for the 2012 season, where he pitched 302⁄3 innings and posted a 2–1 record, 2.35 ERA, and 35 strikeouts.[3] He 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]
References
- ↑ "MLB 2015 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ↑ Anastasiadis, Votham (November 7, 2011). "Local hurler looking forward to opportunities on the mound". draytonvalleywesternreview.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "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.
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