No, Mike Shannon is not alive but dead.
Shannon died on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at age 83 in the United States.
Born July 15, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri, the former baseball player Shannon graduated from Christian Brothers College High School in 1957.
He was the Missouri High School Player of the Year in both football and basketball his senior year.
After high school, Shannon attended the University of Missouri before leaving in 1958 to commence his professional baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1962. In 1964, he became the team’s regular right fielder, shifting to third base in 1967.
In 1970, Shannon contracted nephritis, a kidney disease, which ended his playing career.
Shannon played nine seasons for the Cardinals, hitting a home run in each of the three World Series in which he played.
Following his retirement, he worked as a Cardinals radio broadcaster from 1972 to 2021.
Mike Shannon is survived by his sons, Tim Shannon, Michael Shannon Jr. and Daniel Shannon; daughters, Patricia Shannon, Peg Shannon and Erin McGowan; his wife Lori, 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. His first wife, Judy, died in 2007.