» July 13, 1996: The Giants top prospect Shawn Estes throws his first game of the season, pitching seven scoreless innings and striking out 11 Dodgers for his first win. The Giants win, 7–0.

» July 4, 1997: Giants' P Shawn Estes holds the Rockies to one hit in eight 2/3 innings as SF shuts out Colorado, 4-0. Quinton McCracken's single is Colorado's only hit as Estes fans 11 and walks only 2. Rod Beck comes in to record the last out.

» May 24, 2000: The Giants defeat the Expos, 18-0, as pitcher Shawn Estes hits one grand slam and narrowly misses another. The game is the Giants largest shutout win in modern times breaking their previous record, 16-0, set on July 3, 1949, against the Dodgers; the previous SF record was 14-0, against the Reds, on August 23, 1961. Their all time record is a 24-0 win against the Buffalo Bisons, on May 27, 1885. On the other side, the game was also the worst shutout loss in Expos history, breaking the record of 16-0, set against the Cardinals, on August 11, 1980.

» December 16, 2001: The busy Mets make another deal, obtaining P Shawn Estes from the Giants in exchange for OF Tsuyoshi Shinjo and now expendable infielder Desi Relaford. They also sign free agent P Pedro Astacio, suffering from a torn labrum, to a one year contract worth $5 million.

» April 26, 2002: The Mets defeat the Brewers, 1–0, behind Shawn Estes' one–hitter. A 7th–inning single by Eric Young is Milwaukee's only hit.

» August 15, 2002: The Mets trade P Shawn Estes to the Reds for minor leaguers Pedro Feliciano and Elvin Andujar, and two players to be named.

» December 20, 2002: The Cubs sign free agent P Shawn Estes to a contract.