The Mayor of Ding Dong City officially is calling it a career. Former Boston Red Sox infielder Travis Shaw took to Twitter to officially announce his retirement Monday night.
Veteran infielder Travis Shaw announced over social media on Monday that he is retiring from Major League Baseball. The 32-year-old Shaw played eight career MLB seasons.
The left-handed hitter appeared at the game’s highest level in each of the last eight seasons.
Three days after designating him for assignment, the Red Sox outrighted veteran infielder Travis Shaw for assignment on Sunday. Shaw, however, rejected the assignment and elected free agency instead.
The Red Sox have designated corner infielder Travis Shaw for assignment, according to MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo. In Shaw’s place, first baseman/outfielder Franchy Cordero is expected to be called up from Triple-A Worcester.
Shaw, 32, has a lengthy history with the Sox and has had plenty of success in prior stints with Boston, but his 2022 campaign has gotten out to a disastrous start.
The Red Sox have finalized their Opening Day roster for the start of the 2022 season, and they made some interesting moves in order to do so. First off, infielder Travis Shaw and right-hander Hansel Robles were both selected to the major-league roster, while righty Tyler Danish was optioned to Triple-A Worcester.
The Red Sox assigned left-hander Derek Holland to minor league camp earlier today, but the veteran won’t be exercising the opt-out in his minor league contract with the team. A decision hasn’t yet been made about Travis Shaw, but Shaw told The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier that he won’t be exercising the opt-out in his own minors deal.
Shaw, 32 next month, struggled through a second stint with the Brewers last season before setting out on another reunion — this one with the Red Sox following a waiver claim.
The Boston Red Sox weren’t expected to be contenders in 2021, but they exceeded all reasonable expectations. The club made a run all the way to the ALCS and came within two wins of reaching the World Series.
Why was Verdugo thrown out on the play? FS1’s John Smoltz showed on replay that Verdugo got a poor lead and had little momentum before trying to steal.
The Red Sox have seemingly made a habit of blowing sizable leads as of late and nearly let that trend continue against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday.
Jim Monaghan Content Coordinator "THE ULTIMATE WALK OFF!" That was how NESN color commentator Dennis Eckersley described Travis Shaw's grand slam (pictured) in the bottom of the 11th inning that gave the Red Sox an 8-4 come-from-behind win over the Texas Rangers Monday afternoon at Fenway Park.
Travis Shaw, a 6-foot-5, 310-pound defensive tackle who is the No. 18 overall prospect, gives North Carolina seven ESPN 300 commitments overall.
Shaw returns to Boston, where he played two seasons to start his career.
Deadline additions helped to push out the veteran infielder.
Back in June the Milwaukee Brewers lost both Daniel Vogelbach and Travis Shaw within a few weeks of one another due to injury. Vogelbach hurt his hamstring while Shaw dislocated his left shoulder.
Although Travis Shaw is fully on-board with mask-wearing and social distancing, he isn't a fan of changing what was originally reported to be a two-week "bubble" quarantine into an all-summer-long one.
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