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Cubs’ Matt Shaw defends missing team’s defeat to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial

Matt Shaw is in his rookie season with the Cubs.
Matt Shaw is in his rookie season with the Cubs. Photograph: Matt Dirksen/Getty Images

Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw said he has no regrets after missing a game with playoff implications to attend a memorial for Charlie Kirk.

Shaw missed the Cubs’ game at the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday to go to the memorial for the rightwing activist, which took place in Arizona. The Cubs lost the game 1-0. They are aiming to secure the top wildcard slot in the National League, which would give them home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Shaw’s absence was also a boost for the Reds, who are in a battle with the New York Mets and Arizona Diamondbacks for the final wildcard spot in the NL.

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