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Shawn Parker Haviland (born November 10, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.
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Early career
Haviland attended Farmington High School (Connecticut). Clayton Haviland, Haviland’s grandfather, played for Cornell Big Red baseball, and Tim Haviland, his father, played for Connecticut Huskies baseball.
Haviland played college baseball for Harvard Crimson baseball. In 2006, Haviland was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Year. In 2005, Haviland helped Harvard win the Ivy League Baseball Championship Series, qualifying the team for the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. While in college, Haviland played in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Haviland pitched for the Wareham Gatemen. In 2008, Haviland graduated from Harvard University with a degree in government. Haviland was selected in the 33rd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland Athletics.
Career
Haviland was assigned to A's affiliate team the Vancouver Canadians. In 2009, Haviland played for the Kane County Cougars.
In 2010, he played for the Sacramento River Cats and the Stockton Ports. Haviland's pitching ranked in the top in the A's farm system during the 2010 Oakland Athletics season. Haviland had the most strikeouts of all A's minor leaguers with 169 strikeouts. Between 2011 and 2014, Haviland remained in the A's farm system, playing for the Midland RockHounds and the Stockton Ports.
In 2015, Haviland became a free agent and signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox where he played with the Charlotte Knights. Haviland was eventually traded to the Boston Red Sox and played for the Pawtucket Red Sox.
In 2016, Haviland played for the New Britain Bees. Later in the year, the Cleveland Indians signed Haviland to a contract and assigned him to the Columbus Clippers. Haviland elected free agency on November 7, 2016.