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Richard Michael Shaffer (born March 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Cleveland Indians organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Career
Shaffer was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 25th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft out of Providence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He did not sign and attended Clemson University. During his college baseball career with the Clemson Tigers, he hit .325/.449/.562 with 30 home runs and 137 runs batted in.
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Shaffer in the first round, with the 25th overall selection, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut for the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Class A-Short Season New YorkâPenn League, hitting .308/.406/.487 and four home runs in 33 games. In 2013, he played for the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, hitting .254/.308/.399 with 11 home runs. He played in the Arizona Fall League after the season. He started the 2014 season for the Montgomery Biscuits of the Class AA Southern League.
Shaffer began the 2015 season with the Biscuits, and received a midseason promotion to the Durham Bulls of the Class AAA International League. On August 3, 2015, the Rays promoted Shaffer to the major leagues. Shaffer ended his 2016 season with a .250 batting average.
On November 18, 2016, the Rays traded Shaffer and Taylor Motter to the Seattle Mariners for Andrew Kittredge, Dalton Kelly and Dylan Thompson. Shaffer was designated for assignment by the Mariners on December 7, after acquiring Chris Heston. The Philadelphia Phillies claimed Shaffer off of waivers on December 14, He was designated for assignment by Philadelphia on December 20, and the Cincinnati Reds claimed him off waivers from the Phillies on December 23. Shaffer was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Indians on January 26, 2017, and then designated for assignment by them on January 30. Shaffer was subsequently outrighted to the minor leagues on February 2, 2017.