The Chicago Cubs are in a tie for first place in the National League Central, and that is in no small part thanks to former Maryland third baseman Matt Shaw. Th

After a slow start to his big-league career, Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw is gradually getting into the swing of things. Shaw is in the midst of a four-game hitting streak, during which he is a combined 6-11 at the plate with two home runs and four RBIs,

MINNEAPOLIS — In the afterglow of rookie third baseman Matt Shaw’s walk-off sacrifice fly last week against the Guardians, he pointed out a sobering fact: ‘‘Hit some balls [hard], and all of them were caught today. So still waiting for those balls to start dropping.’’

White Sox pitcher Sean Burke could match up against Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw, his teammate at the University of Maryland, in Sunday's series finale.

As Cubs infielder Matt Shaw has heated up in six games after the all-star break, Eric Samulski believes he is a viable pickup on the waiver wire.