Shawon Dunston
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Shawon Donnell Dunston (born March 21, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player. A shortstop, Dunston played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1985 through 2002. On January 13, 2023, he was selected as a member of the 2023 class of the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame.
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Shawon Dunston | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: (1963-03-21) March 21, 1963 (age 61) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 9, 1985, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 2002, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .269 |
Home runs | 150 |
Runs batted in | 668 |
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Dunston was the first overall pick in the 1982 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs, and played for the Cubs (1985–95, 1997), San Francisco Giants (1996, 1998, 2001–02), Pittsburgh Pirates (1997), Cleveland Indians (1998), St. Louis Cardinals (1999, 2000) and New York Mets (1999). Dunston was named an All-Star in 1988 and 1990.