Maxwell Carter Schuemann (born June 11, 1997) is an American professional

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and

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Amateur career

Schuemann attended Portage Northern High School in

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, where he played basketball and baseball. In 2014, his junior year, he hit .490 with 33 RBIs. He went unselected in the

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and enrolled at

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where he played

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. In 2018, his junior year, he batted .317 with four home runs, 30 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases over 56 games. After the season's end, he was selected by the

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in the 20th round of the

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Professional career

Schuemann signed with Oakland and made his professional debut with the

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of the Low–A

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, batting .195 over 45 games. In 2019, he played with the

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of the Single–A

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with whom he hit .256 with three home runs, 35 RBI, and 25 steals over 94 games. Schuemann did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He began the 2021 season with the

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of the

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, with whom he set a franchise record with five stolen bases in one game. He was promoted to the

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of the

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and the

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of the

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during the season. Over 119 games between the three clubs, Schuemann

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.271/.372/.388 with seven home runs, 42 RBI, and 52 stolen bases. He returned to Midland to begin the 2022 season. In mid-July, he was promoted to Las Vegas, but was assigned back to Midland shortly after. Over ninety games between the two teams, he compiled a slash line of .274/.403/.422 with nine home runs, 41 RBI, and 24 stolen bases. For the 2023 season, Schuemann played with both Midland and Las Vegas, batting .276 with ten home runs, 51 RBI, and 23 stolen bases over 116 games. After beginning the 2024 season in Las Vegas, Schuemann was selected to Oakland's roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time on April 11 following an injury to

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References

External links

Eastern Michigan Eagles bio
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