Overview
- Addressing reporters Tuesday, the rookie called the decision important to his Christian faith and said he had no regrets.
- He said he consulted manager Craig Counsell, president Jed Hoyer and several veterans before traveling to Arizona.
- Because Charlie Kirk was not immediate family, bereavement-list rules did not apply, so the Cubs played a man short in Sunday’s 1-0 loss at Cincinnati.
- Shaw described meeting Kirk while living in the same Arizona apartment complex, noted their August photo at Wrigley Field, and cited frequent supportive texts after games.
- Public reaction included on-air questions from SNY’s Gary Cohen about leaving during a playoff race, but Shaw said he is “not concerned at all” about potential backlash.