Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Davis Schneider put up another gaudy stat line Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, capping off one of the best debut series in MLB history.
Schneider finished the series finale 4-for-5 with a 425-foot home run, four RBI and a hit-by-pitch.
In his major league debut on Friday, Schneider went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, and he went 3-for-3 with a walk on Saturday. Thanks in large part to his production at the plate, Toronto swept Boston and outscored the Red Sox 25-8 over the weekend.
Schneider is now 9-for-13 with two home runs and five RBI just three games into his first stint in MLB. The rookie is batting .692 with an 1.887 OPS.
Per MLB.com's Sarah Langs, Schneider is tied for the most hits through three career games since 1901. The only other player with nine hits across his first three appearances over the last 122 years is Coaker Triplett, who did so with the Chicago Cubs in 1938.
Triplett did not have any home runs in that span, while Schneider had two. Triplett also went on an 0-for-22 cold streak immediately following his debut series, and he did not play in the majors again until 1941.
Schneider was ranked as the Blue Jays' No. 27 prospect when he got called up to the big leagues on Friday. Through 87 games with Triple-A Buffalo, Schneider was hitting .275 with 21 home runs, 21 doubles, 64 RBI and a .969 OPS.
The Blue Jays have had plenty of options at second this season, and they still do even with shortstop Bo Bichette currently on the 10-day injured list. Whit Merrifield and Cavan Biggio played left and right field on Sunday, though, while the struggling Santiago Espinal was coming off the bench.
It remains to be seen where Schneider fits into the lineup when Bichette, Merrifield, Biggio, Espinal, Daulton Varsho, George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are all available, but he certainly made a case for continued consistent playing time moving forward.
Having just swept the Red Sox, the Blue Jays are now 63-50 with a 2.5-game cushion for the third and final AL Wild Card spot. According to FanGraphs, Toronto has a 75.3% chance of making the playoffs.
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