Shaun Cumberland

Shaun Michael Cumberland

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
• High School Pace High School

• Born August 1, 1984 in Mobile, AL USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Shaun Cumberland reached the AAA level. He is the brother of Drew Cumberland.

He was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the tenth round of the 2003 amateur draft. He was signed by scout Skip Bundy and made his pro debut that summer with the Princeton Devil Rays, leading the team with 55 hits and 5 triples. He hit .252/.314/.362 with 12 steals in 15 tries. With the Hudson Valley Renegades the following year, he hit a team-high .329 with an OBP of .375 and .439 slugging percentage. Of players with 100+ AB, only Ben Zobrist had a better average in the New York-Penn League.

He clubbed 13 home runs for the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays in 2005 while producing at a .268/.326/.422 rate. He also stole 23 bases in 31 tries. He hit .258/.319/.396 for the 2006 Visalia Oaks with 86 runs, 16 home runs, 29 stolen bases (in 38 tries) and 98 RBI, fanning 133 times. He was 7th in the California League in steals and 3rd in RBI, 5 back of leader Chris Nowak. He also had 18 outfield assists, leading the Cal League. His 12 errors tied for the outfield lead as well.

After starting 2007 with the Montgomery Biscuits and hitting just .246/.303/.347 in 99 games, Cumberland was traded to the Cincinnati Reds along with Jorge Cantu on July 28th in exchange for Brian Shackelford and Calvin Medlock. After the trade, he joined the Chattanooga Lookouts. He hit safely in his first seven games with Chattanooga and ended the season with a .259 average, 7 home runs, and 51 RBI between the two Southern League clubs. He stole only 4 bases, a drop-off of 25, despite again being caught nine times.

He briefly reached the AAA level with the Louisville Bats in 2008 and hit .274/.320/.381 in 48 games there. He spent most of the year with Chattanooga, batting .295/.381/.455 in 81 games and stealing 13 bases in 19 attempts.

Cumberland spent the entire 2009 campaign with the AA Carolina Mudcats, where his batting line was .236/.304/.334 for the worst season of his 7-year pro career.

Following the 2009 campaign, Cumberland became a free agent.