Jake Maxwell Scheiner (born August 13, 1995) is an American former professional

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and

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. He played in

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(NPB) for the

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. He was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the

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Early life and high school

Scheiner was born in San Mateo, California, to Jeff and Tani Scheiner, and is Jewish. His siblings are Sam and Sophie. Scheiner attended Maria Carrillo High School in

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, playing shortstop and pitching for the varsity baseball team for four years, while also playing for the basketball team. He was First Team All-

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in 2012 and 2013, and First Team All-Empire in 2014. He was not drafted out of high school in the

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College

Scheiner enrolled at

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, where he played

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. Scheiner

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as a freshman at Santa Rosa in 2015. In 2016, as a redshirt freshman, he hit .402/.486/.674 with 51 runs, eight

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s, and 61

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(RBIs) in 184

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s over 47 games. He was named Big 8 Most Valuable Player, NorCal Player of the Year, First Team

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, and State Championship MVP. Scheiner then received a Division I scholarship and transferred to the

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to play for the

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, as he majored in psychology. In 2017 in 63 games, Scheiner slashed .346 (fourth in the American Athletic Conference)/.432(fourth)/.667(leading the conference) in 243 at-bats with 50 runs (second), 18 doubles (third), three triples (sixth), and 18 home runs, 64 RBIs, and 12 hit by pitch—all leading the conference, while playing shortstop, third base, and second base. He was named

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Co-Player of the Year, and was a consensus

Professional career

Philadelphia Phillies

Scheiner was selected by the

in the fourth round of the

. He signed with the Phillies, and was assigned to the

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of the Low–A

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, where in 2017 he batted .250 with 14 doubles (ninth in the league), four home runs, 19 RBIs, and seven hit by pitch (third) in 236 at-bats over 61 games. In 2018, Scheiner played for the

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of the Single–A

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. He hit .296/.372 in 463 at-bats with 30 doubles (fifth in the league), five triples (seventh), 13 home runs, 67 RBIs (sixth), and 49 walks (fifth) in 122 games, and was named a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star and Post-season All Star. He began 2019 with the

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of the High–A

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Seattle Mariners

On June 2, 2019, the Phillies traded Scheiner to the

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in exchange for outfielder

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and cash considerations. He was assigned to the

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of the High–A

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, with whom he finished the season. Over 119 games between Clearwater and Modesto, Scheiner slashed .266/.325/.451 with 16 home runs and 83 RBIs. His .504 slugging percentage with Modesto was 9th in the league. Scheiner did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

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. For the 2021 season he was assigned to the

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of the

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, where he slashed .253/.343/.456 with 74 runs (second in the league), 20 doubles (eiegth), 18 home runs (seventh), 60 RBIs (tenth), 47 walks (ninth), and nine hit by pitch (ninth), while leading the league with 133 strikeouts.Lauren Smith (April 30, 2021)
"Mariners announce minor league rosters for 2021 — that means Kelenic and Gilbert in Tacoma,"
''The News Tribune''. On May 23, 2021, he was named Texas League Player of the Week. In the field he played first base, third base, second base, right field, left field, and shortstop. He returned to Arkansas for the 2022 season. Over 127 games and 477 at bats, Scheiner led the Texas League with 34 doubles and 105 RBIs, and batted .252/.356/.455 with 21 home runs (seventh in the league), 73 walks (fourth), and 9 sacrifice flies (second). Defensively, he played first base, third base, and left field. Scheiner played the 2023 season with the Triple–A

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. In 124 games for Tacoma, he batted .252/.369/.509(7th in the Pacific Coast League) with career–highs in home runs (30; leading the league) and RBIs (105; 2nd), with 91 runs (8th) and 81 walks (5th). He was named an MiLB.com Organization All Star. Scheiner elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023. Through 2023, in the minor leagues he had played 216 games at first base, 233 games at third base, 82 games in left field, 49 games at second base, 15 games in right field, 5 games at shortstop, and one game in center field.

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

On November 16, 2023, Scheiner signed with the

. He played in 12 games for the Carp in 2024, slashing .133/.161/.267 with one home run and five RBI before injuring his injured his left wrist on July 31. On September 20, 2024, the Carp canceled Scheiner's contract. On June 7, 2025, Scheiner announced his retirement from professional baseball via an

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post.

References

External links

Jake Schneier Instagram page
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