US EditionCubs Infielder Misses Game to Attend Charlie Kirk Memorial Service
Matt Shaw missed a Cubs game to attend conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk's memorial, which drew over 90,000 attendees including elected officials and faith leaders.
- Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw missed Sunday’s game to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona; `Matt Shaw was unavailable today,` Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.
- Shaw knew Charlie Kirk personally and posed with him at Wrigley Field on August 20, 2025, and was scratched from the September 10, 2025, lineup for personal reasons.
- Statistically, Shaw has appeared in 121 games and is batting.223 with 12 home runs and 42 RBIs, while the Cubs lost 1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds with Justin Turner going 0-for-3.
- Counsell said Shaw is expected back for the Mets homestand on Tuesday, September 23, while Chicago pursues playoff seeding despite clinching a postseason berth.
- More than 100,000 people attended the memorial at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, and organizers reported over 100 million streams with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance present.
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Cubs' Matt Shaw says leaving team to attend Charlie Kirk's memorial was 'what was meant to be'
Two days after missing a game in Cincinnati to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial, Cubs rookie third baseman Matt Shaw said being among the tens of thousands who honored the controversial figure at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., was “meant to be.”As for any blowback — for his friendship with Kirk, or for leaving his team during a critical closing stretch of the regular season — Shaw is “not concerned at all,” he said Tuesday before a series …
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Cubs 3B Shaw says he's 'not concerned at all' about backlash for attending Charlie Kirk memorial
Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw insists he has no regrets about missing a game to attend the memorial for his friend Charlie Kirk, saying he had an invitation from the right-wing commentator’s widow and permission from the team to attend the event in Glendale, Arizona.
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