Shane James Dawson (born September 9, 1993) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher.
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| Born: September 9, 1993 Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||
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High school and college
editDawson attended Frank Maddock High School, and was the first 17-year-old to play for the Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast League.[1] He then attended Lethbridge College.[2]
Professional career
editDawson was selected in the 17th round of the 2012 MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.[2] He 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.[2] 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.[2] After reporting to fall instructional camp, doctors discovered that he had been born without a left infraspinatus muscle.[3]
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.[3] He would earn a 3–5 record, 3.38 ERA, and 46 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched.[2] 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.[4] After the Games he returned to Lansing and continued his run of success, earning his league-leading 12th win[5] before being called up to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays on August 1.[6] 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 1272⁄3 innings.[2] He played the entire 2016 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, where he posted a 10–4 record, 4.22 ERA, and 95 strikeouts in a career-high 1341⁄3 innings pitched.[2] Dawson returned to New Hampshire in 2017, posting a 4–9 record with a 6.16 ERA in 27 games.[7] Dawson was released from the Blue Jays organization prior to the 2018 season.
On April 23, 2018, Dawson signed with the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the independent American Association.[8] He was released on July 11, 2018.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Anastasiadis, Votham (November 7, 2011). "Local hurler looking forward to opportunities on the mound". draytonvalleywesternreview.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Shane Dawson Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Shane Dawson Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ Schuster, Steve (April 23, 2018). "Canadian, Sidearm Left-Handers Join Goldeyes Staff". goldeyes.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)