Schneider returned in 2021 to play for the Low-ADunedin Blue Jays and Vancouver. In 49 games, he batted .229 with nine home runs and 23 RBIs.[3] Schneider began 2022 with Vancouver, and was later promoted to the Double-ANew Hampshire Fisher Cats and Triple-ABuffalo Bisons. In a career-high 113 games, Schneider hit .253 with 16 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases.[3] He began the 2023 season with Buffalo, hitting .275 with 21 home runs, 64 RBIs, and nine stolen bases in 87 games.[3]
Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays promoted Schneider to the major leagues on August 4, 2023.[6] In his first major league at-bat, Schneider hit a home run off James Paxton of the Boston Red Sox.[7] He became the first player in MLB history to collect nine hits, which included two home runs, 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, which was the highest in the modern era with a minimum of 70 plate appearances.[9] Schneider donated his game-used debut uniform and gear to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.[10] He appeared in 35 games for the Blue Jays in 2023, hitting .276 with eight home runs, 20 RBIs, and a 1.008 OPS.[11]
On May 31, 2024, Schneider hit his first career walk-off home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates, for a 14th inning 5-3 victory.
Notes
^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.
^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 1938 against the Cincinnati Reds. Triplett had two doubles and a triple, but no home runs.[8]
