Shawn Haviland

Shawn Parker Haviland (born November 10, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who is a pitching coordinator for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Shawn Haviland
Boston Red Sox
Pitching coordinator
Born: (1985-11-10) November 10, 1985
Middletown, Connecticut
Teams
As Coach

Playing career

Amateur baseball

Haviland attended Farmington High School (Connecticut).[1] Clayton Haviland, Haviland’s grandfather, played for Cornell Big Red baseball, and Tim Haviland, his father, played for Connecticut Huskies baseball.[2]

Haviland played college baseball for Harvard Crimson baseball. In 2006, Haviland was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Year.[3] In 2005, Haviland helped Harvard win the Ivy League Baseball Championship Series, qualifying the team for the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[4] While in college, Haviland spent three summers in the Cape Cod Baseball League, pitching for the Wareham Gatemen and Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[4][5][6] In 2008, Haviland graduated from Harvard University with a degree in government. Haviland was selected in the 33rd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland Athletics. [7]

Professional baseball

Haviland was assigned to A's affiliate team the Vancouver Canadians.[8][9] In 2009, Haviland played for the Kane County Cougars.

In 2010, he played for the Sacramento River Cats and the Stockton Ports. Haviland's pitching ranked in the top in the A's farm system during the 2010 Oakland Athletics season. Haviland had the most strikeouts of all A's minor leaguers with 169 strikeouts.[10][11][12] Between 2011 and 2014, Haviland remained in the A's farm system, playing for the Midland RockHounds and the Stockton Ports.

In 2015, Haviland became a free agent and signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox where he played with the Charlotte Knights.[13][14] Haviland was eventually traded to the Boston Red Sox and played for the Pawtucket Red Sox.[13]

In 2016, Haviland played for the New Britain Bees.[15][16] Later in the year, the Cleveland Indians signed Haviland to a contract and assigned him to the Columbus Clippers.[17]

In 2017, Haviland signed with the Boston Red Sox. He appeared in some spring training games for the Red Sox,[18] including a start against the Tampa Bay Rays.[19] Haviland also appeared in a game with United States national baseball team.[20] Later, Haviland appeared as a starting pitcher for the Pawtucket Red Sox.[21]

Post-playing career

Haviland spent the 2019 season as a pitching performance coach with the Red Sox, and was named a pitching coordinator in January 2020.[22]

References
  1. McGinn, Timothy. "BASEBALL 2005: New Place, Same Ace". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. N'Komba, Yoan. "Havilands Build Baseball Dynasty". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. McPhillips, Alex. "SPORTS BRIEF: Haviland, Cole Earn Ivy Awards". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. Ewen, Steve. "Moving On From GPA to ERA". pressreader.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. "THIS WEEK IN THE CAPE LEAGUE (3 July – 10 July 2005)". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. Jay Miller (May 29, 2017). "PawSox sweep Durham Bulls to cap off homestand; Sandoval moving well". enterprisenews.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. Heuschkel, David. "Taking A Major Step". Hartford Courtant. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  8. Patterson, Jeff. "After Harvard, it's the ballpark for rookie Shawn Haviland". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. Cunningham, Emily. "Haviland Off to Successful Start in Minors". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. "2010 Season in Review". milb.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  11. "An Interview With Oakland A's Pitching Prospect Shawn Haviland". The Baseball Historian. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  12. Ryan, Tim. "MLB Players Who Could Be This Season's Tim Tebow or Jeremy Lin". USA Today. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  13. Borges, David. "Farmington's Shawn Haviland keeps dream alive with Pawtucket Red Sox". New Haven Register. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  14. "Charlotte Knights' Shawn Haviland treats friends, family to win". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  15. Borges, David. "New Britain Bees roster features plenty of Connecticut ties". New Haven Register. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  16. Amore, Dom. "No Time Like Present For Haviland To Play For Bees". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  17. Glovach, David. "Bees lose yet another pitcher as Haviland signs with Indians". New Britain Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  18. "Barney has productive day in Blue Jays' loss to Red Sox". SportsNet. Canadian Press. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  19. Altavilla, John. "Farmington's Shawn Haviland, Now With Pawtucket, Simply Loves Baseball". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  20. Smith, Christopher. "Trey Ball, Boston Red Sox 1st-rounder in 2013, to pitch for Team USA against Sox at JetBlue Park". MassLive. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  21. "Haviland, bullpen earn PawSox' shutout". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  22. "Red Sox announce personnel moves in player development and Minor League field staffs". mlb.com (Press release). Boston Red Sox. January 16, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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