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width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.227</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">71</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/abnersh01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7491289#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> (<a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a>–<a href="/wiki/1991_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1991 Major League Baseball season">1991</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">California Angels</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1992 Major League Baseball season">1992</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Shawn Wesley Abner</b> (born June 17, 1966) is an American former professional baseball <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a> who played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) from 1987 to 1992 for the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">California Angels</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. In 392 career games, Abner had a <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> of .227 with 191 <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a>, 11 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>, and 71 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">runs batted in</a>. He is widely considered a <a href="/wiki/Draft_bust" class="mw-redirect" title="Draft bust">draft bust</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> drafted Abner with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_Major_League_Baseball_draft_picks" title="List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks">first overall selection</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1984 Major League Baseball draft">1984 MLB draft</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shawn_Abner&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shawn Wesley Abner was born on June 17, 1966, in <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ohio" title="Hamilton, Ohio">Hamilton, Ohio</a>, to Ben Sr. and Carol.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-B_Ref_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B_Ref-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In middle school, Abner played <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>, though in high school he switched positions to <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> because his mother stated she did not want Abner to get hurt.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abner attended high school at <a href="/wiki/Mechanicsburg_Area_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Mechanicsburg Area High School">Mechanicsburg Area High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mechanicsburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania">Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania</a>, where he played football and baseball as a <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center fielder</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1981, in football, the Mechanicsburg Wildcats finished as runners up in the Capital Area Conference (CAC) to <a href="/wiki/Red_Land_High_School" title="Red Land High School">Red Land High School</a> as Abner was named to the CAC all-star team, composed of the best players in the conference, as a <a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">defensive back</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Mets selected him <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_Major_League_Baseball_draft_picks" title="List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks">first overall</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1984 Major League Baseball draft">1984 MLB draft</a>. When Abner signed with the Mets, his $150,500 (equivalent to $456,000 in 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-US_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-US-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> signing bonus was the highest in the history of baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-marriage_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marriage-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shawn_Abner&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 11, 1986, the Mets traded Abner, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Kevin Mitchell (baseball)">Kevin Mitchell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Jefferson" title="Stan Jefferson">Stan Jefferson</a>, Kevin Armstrong, and Kevin Brown to the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> for <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McReynolds" title="Kevin McReynolds">Kevin McReynolds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Walter" title="Gene Walter">Gene Walter</a>, and Adam Ging.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abner made his debut on September 8, 1987, in a loss to the Braves. Abner entered in the top of the eighth inning as a pinch hitter for <a href="/wiki/Lance_McCullers" title="Lance McCullers">Lance McCullers</a> and flied out to center field in his first major league at bat.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The light-hitting Abner played sparingly over the next five seasons for San Diego, used mostly as a reserve <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a>. He was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">California Angels</a> in 1991 and signed by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> in 1992. His season with the White Sox was probably his best, as he attained a .279 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> over 97 games.<sup id="cite_ref-B_Ref_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B_Ref-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Abner injured his knee the following season playing basketball before a Triple-A game for the <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Omaha Royals">Omaha Royals</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and never played in the majors again. While playing in MLB, Abner stood at 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). He batted and threw right-handed. In 392 career games, Abner had a <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> of .227 with 191 <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a>, 11 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>, and 71 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">runs batted in</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-B_Ref_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B_Ref-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Abner is widely-considered a <a href="/wiki/Draft_bust" class="mw-redirect" title="Draft bust">draft bust</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shawn_Abner&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Abner married his high-school sweetheart Kris in October 1987 at <a href="/wiki/A_Little_White_Wedding_Chapel" title="A Little White Wedding Chapel">A Little White Wedding Chapel</a> in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>. During the MLB off-season, Abner enjoyed playing <a href="/wiki/Blackjack" title="Blackjack">blackjack</a> in casinos in Las Vegas.<sup id="cite_ref-marriage_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marriage-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His son <a href="/wiki/Scump" title="Scump">Seth "Scump" Abner</a> is a former professional <i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty" title="Call of Duty">Call of Duty</a></i> player.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 28, 2019, Shawn was charged with <a href="/wiki/Animal_cruelty" class="mw-redirect" title="Animal cruelty">animal cruelty</a> for leaving his 14 year old <a href="/wiki/Husky" title="Husky">husky</a> alone at home, for over a month, resulting in the dog's death. Shawn failed to ask anyone to care for the dog while he was away.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He pleaded guilty to <a href="/wiki/Felony" title="Felony">felony</a> aggravated animal cruelty and was sentenced in January 2020 to 4.5–23 months in prison.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shawn_Abner&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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draft">1969</a>: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Sterling" title="Randy Sterling">Sterling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1970 Major League Baseball draft">1970</a>: <abbr title="George Ambrow">Ambrow</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1971 Major League Baseball draft">1971</a>: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Puig" title="Rich Puig">Puig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1972 Major League Baseball draft">1972</a>: <abbr title="Richard Bengston">Bengston</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1973 Major League Baseball draft">1973</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lee_Mazzilli" title="Lee Mazzilli">Mazzilli</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1974 Major League Baseball draft">1974</a>: <a 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Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Jefferson" title="Stan Jefferson">Jefferson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Schiraldi" title="Calvin Schiraldi">Schiraldi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1984 Major League Baseball draft">1984</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Abner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1985 Major League Baseball draft">1985</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Jefferies" title="Gregg Jefferies">Jefferies</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1986 Major League Baseball draft">1986</a>: <abbr title="Lee May Jr.">May</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1987 Major League Baseball draft">1987</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Donnels" title="Chris Donnels">Donnels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1988 Major League Baseball draft">1988</a>: <abbr title="Dave Proctor">Proctor</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1989 Major League Baseball draft">1989</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Zinter" title="Alan Zinter">Zinter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1990 Major League Baseball draft">1990</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jeromy_Burnitz" title="Jeromy Burnitz">Burnitz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1991 Major League Baseball draft">1991</a>: <abbr title="Al Shirley">Shirley</abbr>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Bobby Jones (right-handed pitcher)">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1992 Major League Baseball draft">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Preston_Wilson" title="Preston Wilson">Pr. Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Roberts_(baseball)" title="Chris Roberts (baseball)">Roberts</a>, <abbr title="Jon Ward">Ward</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1993 Major League Baseball draft">1993</a>: <abbr title="Kirk Presley">Presley</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1994 Major League Baseball draft">1994</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Paul Wilson (baseball)">Pa. Wilson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Long" title="Terrence Long">Long</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Payton" title="Jay Payton">Payton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1995 Major League Baseball draft">1995</a>: <abbr title="Ryan Jaroncyk">Jaroncyk</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1996 Major League Baseball draft">1996</a>: <abbr title="Robert Stratton">Stratton</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1997 Major League Baseball draft">1997</a>: <abbr title="Geoff Goetz">Goetz</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1998 Major League Baseball draft">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Tyner" title="Jason Tyner">Tyner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <i>None</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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Baseball draft">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Philip_Humber" title="Philip Humber">Humber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2005 Major League Baseball draft">2005</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pelfrey" title="Mike Pelfrey">Pelfrey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <i>None</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2007 Major League Baseball draft">2007</a>: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kunz" title="Eddie Kunz">Kunz</a>, <abbr title="Nathan Vineyard">Vineyard</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2008 Major League Baseball draft">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ike_Davis" title="Ike Davis">Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reese_Havens" title="Reese Havens">Havens</a>, <abbr title="Brad Holt">Holt</abbr></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <i>None</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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title="2014 Major League Baseball draft">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Conforto" title="Michael Conforto">Conforto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <i>None</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2016 Major League Baseball draft">2016</a>: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Dunn" title="Justin Dunn">Dunn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Kay" title="Anthony Kay">Kay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2017 Major League Baseball draft">2017</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Peterson_(baseball)" title="David Peterson (baseball)">Peterson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2018 Major League Baseball draft">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jarred_Kelenic" title="Jarred Kelenic">Kelenic</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2019 Major League Baseball draft">2019</a>: <a 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