CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw insisted he has no regrets about missing a game to attend the memorial for his friend Charlie Kirk, saying he had an invitation from the right-wing commentator's widow and permission from the team to attend the event in Glendale, Arizona.

Shaw said Tuesday that Kirk's widow Erika texted asking him to attend the event, and he was “not concerned at all” about any backlash toward him for going. He said he and Kirk lived in the same apartment complex in Arizona and connected through their faith.

“Whatever backlash comes is OK,” Shaw said. “I feel strongly in my faith that was meant to be.”

Kirk, a Chicago area native, would text Shaw after Cubs games. He posed for a photo with Shaw and Chicago infielder Michael Busch on the Cubs' dugout followi

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