CHICAGO — Matt Shaw exited Yankee Stadium and hopped into a rental car for the ride to his family’s lake house in upstate New ...

If the Chicago Cubs were to add a bat at the trade deadline, third base could be one spot worth a conversation. But would they prefer to keep giving Matt Shaw at-bats?

No matter what happens between now and 6 p.m. ET, though, what's clear is that Chicago felt more than comfortable letting embattled rookie Matt Shaw sink or swim at the hot corner. And that bet might ...

The Chicago Cubs are not ending their pursuit of the trade deadline's top player even though they may not need him.

The Chicago Cubs have been in the mix for Arizona Diamondbacks' third baseman Eugenio Suarez for a while, but the recent ...

Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw grabs his helmet after a strike call on a check swing in the seventh inning against the Brewers on June 19, 2025, at Wrigley Field. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) ...

Cubs second base Matt Shaw darts toward first base on a grounder for an out in the eighth inning against the Rangers at Wrigley Field on April 9, 2025, in Chicago.

Shaw made the Cubs roster coming out of spring training and struggled offensively out of the gate, posting a .172/.294/.241 slash line with an uncharacteristically high 26.5 percent strikeout rate.

CHICAGO — When the Cubs sent Matt Shaw down to Triple A in the middle of April, the hope was that it wouldn’t be a long stint with Iowa. The Cubs knew it would be hard to address their hole at ...

Chicago Cubs infielder Matt Shaw runs drills on a practice field during spring training at Sloan Park on Friday Feb. 14, 2025, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) ...

Matt Shaw’s ambitious outlook for his professional career already has him envisioning a fast track to Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs selected the University of Maryland shortstop with the No… ...

The regular conversations between the two had a lasting influence on Shaw. Chicago Cubs 2023 first-round draft pick Matt Shaw meets with reporters on July 17, 2023, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.