Shane Dawson

Shane James Dawson (born September 9, 1993) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher.

High school and college Dawson attended Frank Maddock High School, and was the first 17-year-old to play for the Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast League. He then attended Lethbridge College. He was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays for the 2012 season, where he pitched 30 innings and posted a 2–1 record, 2.35 ERA, and 35 strikeouts.

Dawson spent the entire 2014 campaign with the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts, making 14 appearances (10 starts) before being shut down in July due to arm fatigue. After the Games he returned to Lansing and continued his run of success, earning his league-leading 12th win before being called up to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays on August 1. Dawson finished the 2015 season with Dunedin, and in 24 total games, pitched to a 15–6 record, 3.03 ERA, and 120 strikeouts in 127 innings. Dawson was released from the Blue Jays organization prior to the 2018 season.

Winnipeg Goldeyes On April 23, 2018, Dawson signed with the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. In five starts for Winnipeg, he posted a 3-1 record and 3.38 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 24 innings of work. Dawson was released by the Goldeyes on July 11.