▁before ▁ret iring . ▁He ▁played ▁his ▁last ▁game ▁on ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Shaw ▁received ▁many ▁acc ol ades ▁and ▁awards ▁during ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁All - Star ▁team ▁twice , ▁once ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁All ▁Star ▁Game ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s , ▁but ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁Star ▁break , ▁thus ▁his ▁first ▁game ▁he ▁pitch ed ▁as ▁a ▁D od ger ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁All ▁Star ▁Game . ▁Shaw ▁featured ▁a ▁split - f inger ed ▁fast ball ▁as ▁his ▁strike out ▁pitch . ▁ ▁Tr aded ▁to ▁D od gers ▁On ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁Red s ▁trad ed ▁Shaw ▁to ▁the ▁D od gers ▁for ▁Paul ▁Kon er ko ▁and ▁D enn ys ▁Re yes . ▁This ▁trade ▁was ▁not ▁what ▁Shaw ▁wanted . ▁He ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁extension ▁with ▁the ▁Red s ▁after ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁R ola ids ▁Rel ie ver ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁season . ▁Though ▁he ▁could ▁have ▁b arg ained ▁for ▁a ▁higher ▁rate ▁elsewhere , ▁he ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁sign ▁at ▁a ▁disc ount