Despite 35 Triple-A games and just 600 at-bats overall in the minors, Shaw is expected to be a big part of the 2025 Cubs.

Shaw is expected to make his major-league debut in the Tokyo Series. The Cubs will have to clear a 40-man-roster spot to activate him, but they don’t have to make any moves until just before Opening Day in Japan.

Just about the time this article is published, the Cubs’ charter flight should be landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. That’s 9 a.m. Chicago time, or a little after 11 p.m. in Tokyo. The Cubs will have Thursday and Friday to get acclimated to the time zone and Japan,