Matthew Shaw’s professional baseball dreams are now a reality.

On Sunday night, Shaw was selected No. 13 overall by the Chicago Cubs in the first round of the 2023 Major League Baseball amateur draft. A Springfield native, Shaw played his high school baseball for Worcester Academy before most recently starring at the University of Maryland.

The slot for Shaw’s selection is valued at $4.85 million. Shaw impressed evaluators throughout the year as he showcased power to all fields coupled with a high walk rate and low strikeout percentage. He is the highest Terrapin ever taken in the draft.

“He is relentless in terms of his work ethic. He lives baseball,” director of Nokona Baseball Dan Sullivan said. “Everything he does is geared towards getting better. That is what has elevated him above kids of equal talent putting in whatever it takes to make himself better.”

Shaw played for Nokona for nine seasons on the club circuit before heading to Maryland.

Thomas White joined Shaw as Massachusetts natives selected Sunday night. The Phillips Andover left-hander, who has dazzled scouts with a fastball that creeps into the upper 90s, was selected No. 35 overall by the Miami Marlins.

White will now have a decision to make between signing a professional contract and honoring his commitment to Vanderbilt. The pick is valued at $2.42 million and those around the league expected White to strongly entertain signing.

White is a two-time Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year.

Andover native Sean Sullivan was selected by Colorado with the 46th pick