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Six years after first taking note of the organization’s 2020 first-round pick, former Chicago Cubs shortstop Shawon Dunston believes in Ed Howard’s future.
Looking back on the 1982 Major League Baseball amateur draft, there are a few names who stick out in the first round. Most notably for Chicago Cubs fans is Shawon Dunston, who the team drafted with the first overall pick.
Choosing to pass on another guy who would turn into a superstar in his own right, Dwight Gooden, the team opted to go with Dunston, a high school shortstop from the great city of Brooklyn, New York.