| Jake Scheiner | |
|---|---|
 Scheiner with the Crosscutters in 2017 | |
| Free agent | |
| Infielder/Outfielder | |
| Born: (1995-08-13)August 13, 1995 (age 29) San Mateo, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| March 29, 2024, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| NPB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .133 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 5 |
| Teams | |
Jake Maxwell Scheiner (born August 13, 1995) is an Americanprofessional baseballinfielder andoutfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played inNippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for theHiroshima Toyo Carp. He was selected by thePhiladelphia Phillies in the fourth round of the2017 Major League Baseball draft.
Scheiner was born inSan Mateo, California, to Jeff and Tani Scheiner, and is Jewish.[1][2][3] His siblings are Sam and Sophie.[3]
Scheiner attendedMaria Carrillo High School inSanta Rosa, California, playing shortstop and pitching for the varsity baseball team for four years, while also playing for the basketball team.[3][4][5][6][excessive citations] He was First Team All-North Bay League in 2012 and 2013, and First Team All-Empire in 2014.[3][7] He was not drafted out of high school in the2014 Major League Baseball draft.
Scheiner enrolled atSanta Rosa Junior College, where he playedcollege baseball.[8] Scheinerredshirted as a freshman at Santa Rosa in 2015. In 2016, as a redshirt freshman, he hit .402/.486/.674 with 51 runs, eighthome runs, and 61runs batted in (RBIs) in 184at bats over 47 games.[9] He was namedBig 8 Most Valuable Player,NorCal Player of the Year, First TeamAll-American, and State Championship MVP.[3][10]
Scheiner then received aDivision I scholarship and transferred to theUniversity of Houston to play for theHouston Cougars, as he majored in psychology.[3][4] 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.[11] He was namedAmerican Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year, and was a consensusAll-American.[12][13]
Scheiner was selected by thePhiladelphia Phillies in the fourth round of the2017 Major League Baseball draft.[14] He signed with the Phillies,[15] and was assigned to theWilliamsport Crosscutters of theLow–ANew York–Penn League, 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.[16][17]
In 2018, Scheiner played for theLakewood BlueClaws of theSingle–ASouth Atlantic League.[18] 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.[19][20][21][22][23] He began 2019 with theClearwater Threshers of theHigh–AFlorida State League.
On June 2, 2019, the Phillies traded Scheiner to theSeattle Mariners in exchange for outfielderJay Bruce and cash considerations.[24] He was assigned to theModesto Nuts of the High–ACalifornia League, 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.[20] His .504 slugging percentage with Modesto was 9th in the league.[25]
Scheiner did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[26] For the 2021 season he was assigned to theArkansas Travelers of theDouble-A Central, 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.[27][28] On May 23, 2021, he was named Texas League Player of the Week.[20] In the field he played first base, third base, second base, right field, left field, and shortstop.[27][28]
He returned to Arkansas for the 2022 season.[29] 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).[30][31] Defensively, he played first base, third base, and left field.[27]
Scheiner played the 2023 season with the Triple–ATacoma Rainiers.[32] 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).[33][34] He was named an MiLB.com Organization All Star.[35] Scheiner elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.[36] 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.[32]
On November 16, 2023, Scheiner signed with theHiroshima Toyo Carp ofNippon Professional Baseball.[37] 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.[38]