Matt Shaw selected No. 13 overall in 2023 MLB Draft by Chicago Cubs

Maryland shortstop Matt Shaw was selected No. 13 overall in Sunday’s MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs, making him the highest-drafted player in Maryland baseball history.

Shaw was also the first Maryland product selected in the first round since Brett Cecil in 2007 and the sixth first-round selection in program history. Before Sunday, the highest MLB draft pick from Maryland was John Hetrick, who was drafted No. 17 overall in 1967.

In three years with the Terps, Shaw hit .320 and mashed a program-record 53 home runs, amassing a total of 166 runs batted in. He also recorded a total of 222 hits, stole 37 bases, had a career fielding percentage of .957 and started all 167 games he appeared in.

“I probably won’t ever coach the combination of talent, the combination of work ethic [and] the combination of attention to detail in everything he does,” former Terps head coach Rob Vaughn said when Shaw broke Maryland’s home run record in April. “He’s probably, when it’s all…