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American baseball player (born 1996)
Baseball player
Jeffrey James Schwarz (born March 28, 1996) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent . He played college baseball for the Florida Gators .
Amateur career [ edit ]
Schwarz attended Palm Beach Gardens Community High School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida .[1] home runs and 35 runs batted in (RBI). He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 17th round of the 2014 MLB draft .[2] University of Florida where he played college baseball for the Florida Gators .[3]
Schwarz started all 70 games his freshman year at Florida in 2015. In 256 at-bats he hit .332 and led the team in RBI (73 ), home runs (18 ), doubles (16 ), sacrifice flies (6 ), and slugging percentage (.629). Against Stetson University , he hit a school-record four home runs.[4] College World Series , where they were eliminated by Virginia .[5] [6] Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).[7] [8]
In 2016, as a sophomore, Schwarz batted .290 with seven home runs and 60 RBI.[9] collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League .[10] [11] [12] Tampa Bay Rays in the 38th round of the 2017 MLB draft , but did not sign and returned to Florida.[13] [14]
Professional career [ edit ]
Schwarz was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the eighth round, with the 223rd overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft .[15] [16] Arizona League Athletics before being promoted to the Low–A Vermont Lake Monsters . In 25 games between the two teams, Schwarz hit .266 with ten RBI.[17] Stockton Ports , and also spent time with the Single–A Beloit Snappers . Playing only 44 games between both clubs due to injury, he batted .148/.239/.225 in 142 at bats with three home runs and 14 RBI.[18]
Schwarz did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic .[19] [18] Las Vegas Aviators , Schwarz batted .294/.383/.453 with nine home runs and 43 RBI across 80 combined contests.[18]
Schwarz split the 2023 campaign with Midland and Las Vegas, accumulating a .220/.319/.351 with eight home runs and 39 RBI across 76 combined appearances. He was released by the Athletics organization on March 25, 2024.[20]
Personal [ edit ]
Schwarz's father, Jeff Schwarz , played in Major League Baseball , and his sister, Taylor Schwarz, played softball at Florida.[21]
References [ edit ]
^ "County's top prospects drafted, opt for college" .
^ Chiang, Anthony. "Palm Beach Gardens grad JJ Schwarz makes history with Florida Gators - Gator Bytes" .
^ writer, Kevin Brockway Staff. "Schwarz having a blast in postseason" .
^ Writer, Eric Olson AP Sports. "UF's Schwarz out to join softball-playing sister as champ" .
^ "Gators catcher JJ Schwarz named Collegiate Baseball Co-Freshman of the Year" . Tampa Bay Times . Archived from the original on February 3, 2016.
^ "JJ Schwarz Named Freshman Hitter of the Year by the NCBWA" . Florida Gators .
^ "Gators poised for another run at CWS title behind strong pitching - Orlando Sentinel" .
^ Shawn McFarland (July 14, 2016). "Cape League spotlight: JJ Schwarz, Yarmouth-Dennis" . capecodtimes.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
^ "JJ Schwarz" . pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .
^ "Senior Schwarz back to lead top-ranked UF baseball team" . The Gainesville Sun .
^ "AJC: UGA Sports News" .
^ "AJC: UGA Sports News" .
^ Lichtenstein, Adam (June 5, 2018). "Baseball: Oakland Athletics select former Palm Beach Gardens star JJ Schwarz" . Palm Beach Post . Retrieved July 6, 2018 .
^ "JJ Schwarz Stats, Fantasy & News" . MLB.com . Retrieved July 6, 2018 .
^ "JJ Schwarz Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball" . MiLB.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
^ a b c "JJ Schwarz College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics" . Baseball-Reference.com .
^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled" . mlb.com . Retrieved May 29, 2024 .
^ "JJ Schwarz Stats" . MiLB.com . Minor League Baseball.
^ "Gene Frenette: Magical time for Schwarz family" .
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