Chicago Cubs Still Weighing Matt Shaw's Opening Day Status

What we’re hearing about the Cubs: Decisions on Matt Shaw, Ben Brown and more
With only five days to go until the team travels to Japan for the Tokyo Series, Shaw has just nine plate appearances in Cactus League play.
Chicago Cubs Still Weighing Matt Shaw's Opening Day Status, Per Report
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Chicago Cubs still pondering opening day status of top prospect
The Chicago Cubs are bullish on top prospect Matt Shaw, but they’re also in no hurry to push things further than they need to be pushed. The Cubs organization began spring training with a bit of egg on their collective faces as they lost out on a bid to bring free agent third baseman Alex Bregman to Chicago.
Matt Shaw Not Guaranteed To Be Ready For Tokyo Series
The Athletic's Patrick Mooney writes that Chicago Cubs third base prospect Matt Shaw (oblique) isn't guaranteed to be ready for the season-opening two-game series in Tokyo, Japan, on March 18 and 19 versus the Los Angeles Dodgers,
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Cubs' Matt Shaw: Team undecided on Tokyo series
The Cubs have not yet made a decision as to whether to carry Shaw on the roster for their two-game series versus the Dodgers in Tokyo from March 18-19, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports. Mooney indicates that the Cubs probably already would have decided to include Shaw on the Tokyo series roster and started him at third base if the infielder had not suffered an oblique injury that's limited him to just nine Cactus League plate appearances.
Chicago Cubs fans will love this 2025 Opening Day lineup projection
The Chicago Cubs Opening Day roster is becoming clearer by the day, as the team is making decisions sooner than all other teams, aside from their opponent in Toyko, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Recently the big league roster was trimmed down to 42 players,
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