Shairon comes to the Bluefish for his Atlantic League debut during his 11th season of professional base-ball. The right hander spent last season with the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the CPBL. In 28 games (23 starts), he posted an 8-7 record with a 3.15 ERA in 151.2 innings pitched.

The Curacao native has pitched in parts of three seasons in the big leagues, two with the Washington Nationals (2008-09) and one with the Minnesota Twins (2013). He holds a career record of 6-7 with a 5.35 ERA in the Majors, having appeared in 26 games (19 starts), with one complete game.

Over 215 minor league games (161 starts), the 28-year old has posted a 61-50 record with a 4.06 ERA and 782 strikeouts over 995.1 innings of work.