We’re a week into spring training and the Cubs are sitting at 6-0. Almost all the regular starters have seen playing time, except for Nico Hoerner and Matt Shaw. Both are recovering from different issues that have kept them out of action to this point. Shaw injured his oblique shortly before games began and has only been taking swings in the batting cage. With less than three weeks until the Cubs travel to Tokyo, the odds he’s available are getting very slim.
Bruce Levine of 670 The Score reported on Wednesday morning that Shaw most likely will not make the trip to Japan.
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“There’s no way he’s going to be ready to go there and compete,” Levine told Mully & Haugh. “You want him for the other 160 games.”
The Cubs haven’t announced it yet, but Matt Shaw (oblique) almost certainly won’t make the trip to Japan, @MLBBruceLevine says.
“There’s no way he’s going to be ready to go there and compete,” Levine says.
“You want him for the other 160 games.”
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— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) February 26, 2025
If neither Shaw nor Hoerner are ready for the games in Tokyo, the offense will be a lot weaker against the Dodgers. There’s no reason to risk their health just for these two games, but it’s also unfortunate they won’t be able to experience playing in the Tokyo Dome. If there’s a slight upside to this, it’s that Shaw is not yet on the 40-man roster and won’t need to be placed on the IL if he’s not ready. Hoerner, on the other hand, will need an IL designation.
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