John Edward "Nap" Shea (May 23, 1874 – July 8, 1968), nicknamed "Napoleon", was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1902. He stood at 5' 5", weighed 155 lbs., and batted and threw right-handed.^[1]

Shea was born in Ware, Massachusetts.^[1] He started his professional baseball career in 1894 and played for the New England League's Brockton Shoemakers for four seasons. In 1896, he batted a career-high .344 and slugged .452.^[2] Shea then played in the New York State League from 1899 to 1902. He hit .323 in 1901. Early in the following season, he was sidelined by appendicitis^[3] but then recovered and hit .300 for the Ilion Typewriters.^[2]

Shea was acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies and played three games for them in September. In 10 plate appearances, he went 1 for 8 with a walk and a hit by pitch.^[1] The next season, he caught for the Eastern League's Newark Sailors and stayed on that team for a few years.^[2] He batted under .200 during most of his time at Newark, but the Sporting Life wrote that he was "one of the best backstops" in the league.^[4]

Shea was sold to the Syracuse Stars in March 1908,^[5] and he played one season there before retiring from professional baseball.^[2] He died in 1968 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.^[1]