CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Matt Shaw was watching TV with his wife when she got a notification on her phone: Alex Bregman had agreed to a contract with the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n
Shaw was Chicago’s regular third baseman during his rookie season, so he wondered what the move meant for him.<\/p>\n
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