Shawon Dunston

Shawon Dunston
Dunston with the Chicago Cubs in 1988
Shortstop
Born: (1963-03-21) March 21, 1963 (age 61) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 1985, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 2002, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.269
Home runs	150
Runs batted in	668
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1985–1995) San Francisco Giants (1996) Chicago Cubs (1997) Pittsburgh Pirates (1997) Cleveland Indians (1998) San Francisco Giants (1998) St. Louis Cardinals (1999) New York Mets (1999) St. Louis Cardinals (2000) San Francisco Giants (2001–2002)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1988, 1990) Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame

Shawon Donnell Dunston (born March 21, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player. A shortstop, Dunston played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1985 through 2002. On January 13, 2023, he was selected as a member of the 2023 class of the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame.

Dunston was the first overall pick in the 1982 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs, and played for the Cubs (1985–95, 1997), San Francisco Giants (1996, 1998, 2001–02), Pittsburgh Pirates (1997), Cleveland Indians (1998), St. Louis Cardinals (1999, 2000) and New York Mets (1999). Dunston was named an All-Star in 1988 and 1990.