Toronto Blue Jays Rookie Making Way Up Baseball Record Books as He Continues to Stay Hot

It's been a historic start to the career of Toronto Blue Jays infielder Davis Schneider.

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Tuesday night to move into the third and final wild card spot position in the American League.

Toronto is now 77-62 and leads the Texas Rangers for that final spot by 0.5 games.

In the win, Blue Jays rookie Davis Schneider went 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored, continuing the historic start to his career.

Per @StatsCentre on social media:

Most extra base hits prior to a player's 20th career game - MLB modern era (1900-present): 

17- Bo Bichette 

16- Mandy Brooks 

16- Joe DiMaggio 

15- Greg Jefferies 

15- Chris Dickerson 

14- @BlueJays Davis Schneider 

14- George Scott 

14- Miguel Andujar 

14- Yordan Alvarez 

14- Pete Alonso

Most extra base hits prior to a player's 20th career game - MLB modern era (1900-present):
17- Bo Bichette
16- Mandy Brooks
16- Joe DiMaggio
15- Greg Jefferies
15- Chris Dickerson
14- @BlueJays Davis Schneider
14- George Scott
14- Miguel Andujar
14- Yordan Alvarez
14- Pete Alonso pic.twitter.com/RYMWHEr0hH

— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) September 6, 2023

That's certainly a good list to be working your way through. In the wake of injuries to Bo Bichette and Matt Chapman, he's provided much-needed offense, hitting .381 overall with six homers, 18 RBI and a stolen bases through 63 at-bats.

He's currently the No. 13 prospect in the Jays organization. The following comes from his MLB.com prospect profile:

It may not be a flashy brand of baseball, but Schneider has an advanced plate approach and knows how to get on base. There’s some legitimate pop in there too from his strong build. After 17 games at Triple-A in ’22, he handled the test provided by pitchers at that level, where he played second base, the corner outfield spots, first and third. Even if there aren’t true standout tools here, you don’t have to squint too hard to see how Schneider could continue to be a utility option for Toronto as a right-handed bat off the bench.

He's been more than for Toronto, hitting second in the order on Tuesday night.

The Blue Jays and A's will play again on Wednesday afternoon.

First pitch is 3:37 p.m. ET.

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