Young Toronto Blue Jays Infielder Accomplishes Something Not Done For Nearly 90 Years on Friday

The Toronto Blue Jays got a critical win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night as rookie infielder Davis Schneider accomplished some baseball history that hasn't been done in nearly 90 years.

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Friday night, getting a critical win in the American League playoff race.

After the victory, the Jays are now 78-63. They own the third and final wild card spot over the Texas Rangers by 1.5 games. They also only trail the Seattle Mariners by 1.0 game for the second wild card spot.

While the Blue Jays welcomed back star shortstop Bo Bichette back from the injured list before the game, it was another infielder who was making baseball history on Friday night.

Rookie Davis Schneider went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles in the victory.

Per @StatsCentre:

Most times on base in a player's first 21 career games - Modern era of MLB (1900-present): 

46-@BlueJays Davis Schneider (Via his 2 doubles and 2 walks tonight vs KC) 

46- Miller Huggins (1904) 

46- Gibby Brack (1937) 

46- Jim Gilliam (1953) 

45- Art Devlin (1904) 

45- Gus Suhr (1930)

Most times on base in a player's first 21 career games - Modern era of MLB (1900-present):
46- @BlueJays Davis Schneider (Via his 2 doubles and 2 walks tonight vs KC)
46- Miller Huggins (1904)
46- Gibby Brack (1937)
46- Jim Gilliam (1953)
45- Art Devlin (1904)
45- Gus Suhr (1930) pic.twitter.com/LZgLRXEiqx

— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) September 9, 2023

Schneider is now hitting .403 through his first 67 at-bats. He's got seven home runs and 19 RBI. The 24-year-old was a 28th-round pick of the Jays in the 2017 draft.

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.

The Blue Jays will play the Royals again on Saturday afternoon at 3:07 p.m. ET.

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