Shay Whitcomb

Shay Lane Whitcomb (born September 28, 1998) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Houston Astros organization.

Shay Whitcomb
Houston Astros
Infielder
Born: (1998-09-28) September 28, 1998
Thousand Oaks, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Whitcomb attended Newbury Park High School in Newbury Park, California and played college baseball at the University of California, San Diego.[1] In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the fifth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He was the final player selected in the draft which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Whitcomb spent his first professional season in 2021 with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers and Asheville Tourists. Over 99 games between the two teams, he slashed .293/.363/.530 with 23 home runs, 78 RBIs, thirty stolen bases and 25 doubles.[5]

Whitcomb was rated the best third baseman in Minor League Baseball and The Houston Astros prospect was ranked No. 14 in the system by MLB Pipeline and made the MLB Pipeline Prospect Team of the Week.[6]

References
  1. "UC San Diego shortstop Shay Whitcomb in middle of things as Tritons open NCAA Division II national championship series". Archived from the original on 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  2. "#31 Shay Whitcomb". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  3. "UC San Diego shortstop Shay Whitcomb taken by Astros with final pick of 2020 MLB Draft". 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  4. "Newbury Park graduate Shay Whitcomb taken by Astros with final pick of shortened MLB Draft". Archived from the original on 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  5. "Prospects with 20-20 Minor League seasons in 2021". MLB.com.
  6. https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/prospects/houston-astros-prospect-shay-whitcomb-finding-offensive-stride
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