Dominic Scheffler

Dominic Nils Scheffler

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 4", Weight 196 lb.

• High School Sakura High School

• Born July 27, 2004 in Zürich, Zürich Switzerland

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Biographical Information

Dominic Scheffler was the first minor leaguer born and raised in Switzerland.

Scheffler went to a Japanese high school on an exchange program and had a commitment to Seattle University when the Cincinnati Reds signed him in early 2023, making him the first player born and raised in Switzerland to sign with a MLB organization. The 17-year-old lefty had a fastball timed at a peak of 94 mph at the time. The scouts were Ryan Schurman and Trey Hendricks. He missed that summer due to injury.

He made his pro debut with the 2024 ACL Reds, striking out 42 in 28 1/3 IP but walking 33 and throwing 10 wild pitches; he was 1-2 with a 7.62 ERA. In '25, he was a bit better for the ACL Reds (2-0, 6.15 in 11 G; 9 BB in 26 1/3 IP) but was 0-3 with a 20.86 ERA and 4.50 WHIP in 8 outings for the Daytona Tortugas. He then suited up for Switzerland in the 2025 European Championship. He started on the hill against Israel but allowed a leadoff single to Chase Engelhard then hit Benjamin Rosengard. Jason Agresti hit into a force and Rob Paller drew a walk. Nadav Machlin singled in a pair and a wild pitch made it 3-0. He walked Brett Holtz and Zev Moore on four pitches apiece then plunked Itai Spinoza for a 4-0 game. James Sanders took over and let two inherited runs score but the bullpen allowed 3 runs in 8 1/3 IP; Scheffler took the loss to Justin Alintoff. Only teammate Andrea Girasole and Maurizio Andretta had higher ERAs (both infinite) in the event.