Davis Schneider
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 36
Infielder / Outfielder
Born: (1999-01-26) January 26, 1999 (age 25)
Berlin, New Jersey, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 4, 2023, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.276
Home runs8
Runs batted in20
Teams

Davis Schneider (born January 26, 1999) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

Schneider attended Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey.[1] He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 28th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft on the recommendation of then-scout John Schneider.[a][2] He made his professional debut that season with the Gulf Coast Blue Jays.[3]

Schneider played 2018 with the Bluefield Blue Jays and 2019 with Bluefield and the Vancouver Canadians. He did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schneider returned in 2021 to play for the Dunedin Blue Jays and Vancouver. He played 2022 with Vancouver, New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Buffalo Bisons and started the 2023 season with Buffalo.

The Blue Jays promoted Schneider to the major leagues on August 4, 2023.[4] In his first major league at-bat, Schneider hit a home run off James Paxton of the Boston Red Sox.[5] He became the first player in MLB history to collect nine hits and two homers in his first three games. The nine hits matched a modern MLB record that dated back to 1901.[b]. Schneider set another high water mark after playing in 20 MLB games with a 1.358 OPS over that span. That is the highest in the modern era with a minimum of 70 plate appearances.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Although John Schneider (who was serving as manager of the Blue Jays when Davis Schneider made his MLB debut) was also born in New Jersey, there is no known blood relationship between the two men.
  2. ^ The only other major-leaguer to record nine hits in his first three games was Coaker Triplett of the Chicago Cubs, who did it in April of 1938 against the Cincinnati Reds. Triplett had two doubles and a triple, but no home runs.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "BASEBALL: Schneider remains Eastern's silent leader".
  2. ^ "Eastern grad Davis Schneider excited to go pro after being selected in 2017 MLB Draft". June 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Eastern grad Davis Schneider enjoying first taste of pro baseball". September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Toronto Blue Jays recall IF Davis Schneider, reinstate RHP Jay Jackson in flurry of moves". August 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Forde, Craig (August 4, 2023). "Monster debut! Blue Jays prospect homers in first AB". MLB.com. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Blue Jays' Schneider first player with nine hits, two HRs in first three games".
  7. ^ "Toronto Blue Jays' Slugging Rookie Continues to Lead the Pack in Baseball History". September 7, 2023.

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