{"id":679685,"date":"2026-04-20T09:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/679685\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:55:34","slug":"texas-am-star-braden-shewmake-traded-to-astros-returns-to-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/679685\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&#038;M star Braden Shewmake traded to Astros, returns to Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Texas A&amp;M;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Texas A&amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> baseball continues to make <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/former-texas-m-star-outfielder-214207025.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:headlines this spring;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;headlines this spring&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">headlines this spring<\/a>, as yet another former Aggie is on the move. Over the weekend, infielder <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/11729\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Braden Shewmake;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Braden Shewmake&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Braden Shewmake<\/a> was traded from the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/ny-yankees\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Yankees;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Yankees&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Yankees<\/a> organization to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/houston-astros\/242\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Astros;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Houston Astros&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Houston Astros<\/a> in exchange for pitcher Wilmy Sanchez, bringing the former Aggie standout back to Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Shewmake put together one of the most decorated careers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/sec\/texas-am\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Texas A&amp;M;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Texas A&amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> history. As a freshman in 2017, he was named SEC Freshman of the Year, Collegiate Baseball Freshman of the Year, and earned All\u2011American honors. Across three seasons in College Station, he posted an impressive .323\/.381\/.487 slash line with 40 home runs and 161 RBI, cementing himself as one of the program\u2019s most productive hitters.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/atlanta\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Atlanta Braves;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Atlanta Braves&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Braves<\/a> selected Shewmake 21st overall in the 2019 MLB Draft, and he quickly climbed the minor\u2011league ladder. After a strong stint in Single\u2011A, he finished his debut season in Double\u2011A. Following the shortened 2020 season, he returned to Double\u2011A before earning a Triple\u2011A assignment in 2022. An injury cut that season short, but he remained a consistent presence in the upper minors.<\/p>\n<p>Shewmake has seen <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/aggies\/baseball\/2024\/03\/28\/check-these-former-aggie-baseball-players-opening-rosters-2024-mlb-opening-day-texas-aggies-baseball\/77767856007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:two brief opportunities in the majors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;two brief opportunities in the majors&quot;}\" class=\"link \">two brief opportunities in the majors<\/a>, though he struggled to find his footing, slashing .118\/.127\/.191 across 31 MLB games, most of them coming with the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/chi-white-sox\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago White Sox;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chicago White Sox&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago White Sox<\/a> in 2024. Since then, he has spent time back in Triple\u2011A awaiting another chance.<\/p>\n<p>Now, that opportunity may come in Houston. The Astros have been searching for stability and depth, and if Shewmake can show signs of the offensive promise he displayed at Texas A&amp;M, he could work his way back into a big\u2011league role.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aggieswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@AggiesWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@AggiesWire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@AggiesWire<\/a>\u00a0on X and like our page on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AggiesWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&amp;M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhosNextSports1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@whosnextsports1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@whosnextsports1&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@whosnextsports1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/aggieswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/aggies\/baseball\/2026\/04\/20\/texas-aggie-baseball-star-braden-shewmake-traded-to-houston-astros\/89695578007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston trades for former A&amp;M standout Braden Shewmake;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Houston trades for former A&amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Houston trades for former A&amp;M standout Braden Shewmake<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas A&amp;M baseball continues to make headlines this spring, as yet another former Aggie is on the move.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":679686,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2389],"tags":[85997,42,46,5,27690,49,139,54,3211,4,62,85996,3270],"class_list":{"0":"post-679685","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston-astros","8":"tag-aggie","9":"tag-astros","10":"tag-atlanta-braves","11":"tag-baseball","12":"tag-braden-shewmake","13":"tag-chicago-white-sox","14":"tag-houston","15":"tag-houston-astros","16":"tag-houstonastros","17":"tag-mlb","18":"tag-new-york-yankees","19":"tag-shewmake","20":"tag-texas-am"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116436438273188066","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/679686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}