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• Los Angeles Dodgers (1986–1987)
• New York Mets (1989)
• San Diego Padres (1991–1994)
• Houston Astros (1995)
• San Diego Padres (1996-1997)
• Anaheim Angels (1998)

As a player, he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1986–87), New York Mets (1989), San Diego Padres (1991–94 and 1996–97), Houston Astros (1995) and Anaheim Angels (1998). He played collegiately at the University of Alabama. Shipley batted and threw right-handed; he stood {{convert|6|ft|1|in}} tall, and weighed {{convert|175|lb}} (12 stone 7).

He helped the Padres win the {{baseball year|1996}} National League Western Division championship, appearing in 33 games played — 21 after 31 July — and batting .315 with 29 hits, five doubles, one home run, seven runs batted in and seven stolen bases. In the field, he started at four different defensive positions: second base, third base, shortstop and right field. However, he did not appear in the postseason.

In 11 seasons Shipley played in 582 games and had 1,345 at bats, 155 runs scored, 364 hits, 63 doubles, six triples, 20 home runs, 138 RBI, 33 stolen bases, 47 bases on balls, a .271 batting average, .302 on-base percentage, .371 slugging percentage, 499 total bases, 15 sacrifice hits, nine sacrifice flies and 7 intentional walks.

Shipley's post-playing career began in {{baseball year|2000}}, when he was a roving minor league baserunning and infield instructor for the Montréal Expos. He then returned to the Padres as a professional scout, working for Towers, in {{baseball year|2001}}–{{baseball year|2002}}.

In {{baseball year|2003}}, Shipley followed former Padres executives Larry Lucchino and Theo Epstein to the Boston Red Sox, where he began as special assistant to the general manager, player development and international scouting. He was named a vice president in {{baseball year|2006}}, and was appointed senior vice president, international scouting, in {{baseball year|2009}}. In February 2011, Shipley was promoted again, when he was named senior vice president, player personnel and international scouting.^[2] However, weeks after Epstein departed the Red Sox for the Chicago Cubs in October 2011, Shipley was dismissed in an overhaul of the Boston front office under the team's new general manager, Ben Cherington.^[3]

In 2012, Shipley was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks as an assistant to general manager Kevin Towers.^[4][5] As of 2018, he is still part of the Diamondbacks front office, assisting "the Baseball Operations Department in international and special assignment scouting, evaluating the D-backs' farm system and serving as an advisor to the GM."

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• List of players from Australia in Major League Baseball

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