Jake Scheiner

Jake Maxwell Scheiner

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.
• School University of Houston, Santa Rosa Junior College
• High School Maria Carrillo High School

• Born August 13, 1995 in San Mateo, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Jake Scheiner won a AAA home run title but never made the majors; he also played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

He was NorCal Player of the Year in junior college and won All-American honors. Transferring to Houston, he batted .346/.432/.667 with 18 homers and 64 RBI in 63 games in 2017. He was 4th in the American Athletic Conference in average, led in home runs (two ahead of Chris Carrier), tied for 3rd in doubles (18), led in RBI (13 more than Rylan Thomas), was 4th in OBP, led in total bases, led in slugging (.026 ahead of Carrier) and led in OPS (19 ahead of Carrier). He was second in school history in homers in a season (5 behind record holder Pat Hewes). He was Conference Player of the Year and named second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball and the American Baseball Coaches Association, third-team by Baseball America.

Scheiner was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 2017 Amateur Draft, the second position player they picked that year, after Adam Haseley; he signed for a $350,000 bonus. The scout was Will Brunson. He hit .250/.317/.377 in 61 games for the Williamsport Crosscutters in his first season. He split time between 2B (.993) and 3B (.871). He then crushed 13 homers with a .296/.372/.470 batting line in 2018 for the Lakewood BlueClaws (improving his fielding at third to .955 and also seeing action at 1B and in the outfield). He was second in the South Atlantic League in average (.019 behind Chad Spanberger), 7th in doubles (30), led in OBP (.001 ahead of Yonny Hernández), 7th in slugging (between Oneil Cruz and Tyler Frost) and 4th in OPS (between Tyreque Reed and Cruz). He was named a SAL All-Star utility man, alongside Zach Jarrett.

He recorded a .256/.324/.356 batting line in 45 games for the Clearwater Threshers in 2019. The Phillies then traded him with cash to the Seattle Mariners for Jay Bruce, and he had a .271/.325/.503 batting line with 14 homers in 71 games for the Modesto Nuts. After the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the minor leagues in 2020, Scheiner reached AA in 2021 and crushed 18 homers with a .253/.343/.456 batting line for the Arkansas Travelers. He played every infield position and both corner outfield spots. He tied Andrew Bechtold and Trey Cabbage for 8th in Double-A Central in dingers and his 74 runs tied Clay Dungan for second, 10 shy of Michael Busch. He was 9th in the M's chain in runs and 7th in home runs.

The Californian slugger then recorded a .252/.356/.455 batting line with 21 homers for the Travelers in 2022 while settling in at first base. He led the Seattle system in doubles (34, 2 ahead of Jarred Kelenic), tied Joe Rizzo and Mason McCoy for 4th in home runs and was second in RBI (105). He tied for 7th in the Texas League in home runs (with Chandler Redmond, Rizzo and Matt Wallner), led in doubles (two ahead of Justin Dirden), led in RBI (12 ahead of Leandro Cedeño) and was 4th in walks (73). He was 5-for-32 with the Sultanes de Monterrey in the winter. Scheiner blasted 30 homers with a .252/.369/.509 batting line for the AAA Tacoma Rainiers in 2023. He paced Mariners farmhands in dingers (5 ahead of Isiah Gilliam), was 3rd with 91 runs (after Jonatan Clase and Cole Young), led with 105 RBI (4 more than Robbie Tenerowicz) and was 7th in walks (81). He tied Cabbage and Davis Wendzel for the PCL home run title, tied Jorge Barrosa for 9th in runs, was second in RBI (four behind Cody Thomas), was 6th in walks (between Cooper Hummel and Barrosa), placed 7th in slugging (between Trenton Brooks and Blaine Crim) and was 10th in OPS (between Buddy Kennedy and Zach DeLoach). He was 6th in the minors in RBI (between Tim Elko and Shay Whitcomb) and tied for 10th in home runs. The Hiroshima Carp then signed him, but he suffered from a left wrist injury so he only went 4-for-30 in 12 games for the top team. His first NPB hit was off Katsuki Azuma and his homer came off Azuma several months later. Shota Dobayashi and Shogo Sakakura wound up splitting the first base job. He announced his retirement in 2025.

Overall, Scheiner hit .262/.350/.460 with 648 hits and 102 homers in 6 seasons in the minor leagues.

Schneider turned to coaching, joining the Washington Nationals' organization as hitting coach of the Fredericksburg Nationals in 2026.