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Chicago Cubs Rookie Matt Shaw let his bat speak on Wednesday after he was facing criticism from the New York Mets -TV stations for participating in Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service.
Shaw was 3-for-4 with a solo home driving and scored three times in the Chicagos 10-3 Rout of New York. He also helped put Mets in a dangerous position in the National League Wildcard position. New York has only one one-game lead over Cincinnati Reds to the last place with only four games left in the regular season.
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Chicago Cubs’ Michael Busch (29) and Matt Shaw, back, celebrating after defeating the New York Mets in a baseball match on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
The third Baseman did not seem to talk to journalists after the game. Cubs-Monet’s Matchup was sent on ESPN, which meant Gary Cohen and Todd Zeile, who work for Sny, had the evening.
Cohen called Shaw’s decision to leave the team to attend Kirk’s funeral at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Sunday “Weird.”
“I don’t want to talk about any of the policy for it, but the idea of leaving your team in the middle of a race for a reason other than a family meat really strikes me as weird,” Cohen said.
Fellow Mets -Tv company Todd Zeile called Shaw’s absence “unprecedented.”
“It’s unusual, I think it’s at least unprecedented from my experience as a player, and I think it made it a little more unusual for it to be revealed only after it came to issue because he was assumed to be in dugout and maybe available, and it wasn’t, and that’s how it was revealed,” Zeile said.
Chicago Cub’s third Baseman Matt Shaw (6) Singles against the New York Mets during the third round at Wrigley Field on September 24, 2025. (Matt Marton/Imag- Pictures)
NYC Radio hosts Blast Mets ads of comments to Cubs -participating in Charlie Kirk Memorial Service
Shaw and Kirk were friends and the 31-year-old conservative influencer who was murdered at an Utah Valley University event earlier this month was a Cubs fan.
Shaw explained on Tuesday why he made it a point to join the memorial despite his team’s schedule.
“My connection with Charlie was through our [Christian] Believe, “Shaw said, before the kids opened a new series of New York Mets Tuesday, per Chicago Sun-Times.” And it’s something that drives me every day, the reason I am able to do what I do every day and that is something I am extremely grateful for.
“I know without my faith and without the many blessings I have received in my life that I would not be here, be able to talk to you, be able to help this team eventually go and win championships.
“It’s something I really feel, really blessed, so regardless of setback it comes ok. I feel strong over my faith and that what was meant to have happened.”
Kyle Rittenhouse, on the right, is introduced to a cheering audience by Charlie Kirk, Middle, founder of Turning Point USA, as Jack Posobiec, left, host of Amama News Network, joins them on stage at a panel discussion on Turning Point USA AMERICA FEST 2021 Event, Monday, Monday, December 20, 2021, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/The Associated Press)
Cubs already got a place in the post season and moved to 89-69 with the victory.
