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Brian Schneider
New York Mets – No. 23
Catcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
debut
May 26, 2000, for the Montreal Expos
Career statistics
(through 2008 season)
Batting average.253
Home runs56
Runs batted in332
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Brian Duncan Schneider (born November 26, 1976 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American baseball player, who plays catcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.

Professional career

Early career

Schneider played high school baseball at Northampton Area High School in Northampton, Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania's highly competitive East Penn Conference (now known as the Lehigh Valley Conference). He was named Player of the Year in Lehigh Valley in both 1994 and 1995.[1]

Schneider was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1995 June draft. In 1997 at the Class-A Cape Fear Crocs of the South Atlantic League, Schneider emerged as a premiere defensive player while accumulating solid offensive numbers and was named to the mid-season All-Star team.[1]

Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals

After making a strong impression at the Expos spring training in 2000, Schneider was called up to the majors following an injury to regular catcher Chris Widger. Schneider made his major league debut on May 26 2000 at San Diego, going 0-for-1 after coming into the game as a defensive replacement in the 9th inning. The following day he made his first start, going 2-for-3 including a double in the 6th inning for his first major league hit.

In the 2001 season Schneider split his time between the major league and the minors, but he made the most of his opportunities when he was given playing time with the Expos.[1] He compiled a batting average of .317 in 27 games, driving in 6 runs and scoring 4 times. On September 22 2001 Schneider hit his first career home run, coming off Scott Elarton in the fifth inning of a 3-1 Expos victory over the Colorado Rockies.

In 2002 Schneider served as the backup catcher to Michael Barrett. He made his outfield debut on June 4 2002 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, entering in left field after pinch-hitting for Wil Cordero in the eighth inning. In 73 games Schneider hit .275 with 5 home runs, 29 RBIs and 19 doubles. On September 24 2002 he was honored as the Expos' nominee for Major League Baseball's first annual Roberto Clemente Award, losing out to Jim Thome.

In 2003, his fourth season with the Expos, Schneider caught a majority of the club's games for the first time, and was behind the plate for a total of 841 innings. He was ranked fifth in the league in fielding with a .996 percentage, committing only three errors in 709 total chances. At the plate, he established career highs in numerous offensive categories, including hits (77), doubles (26), home runs (9), RBIs (46), total bases (132) and walks (37).

Schneider playing for the Washington Nationals in 2007

The 2004 season saw Schneider post career highs in hits (112), home runs (12) and RBIs (49). For the second straight season, he led major league catchers in throwing out base-stealers, with a 47.8 percent success rate. Schneider finished the season with a fielding percentage of .998, setting a new franchise single-season record for a catcher.

In 2005 Schneider threw out a majors-leading 38 percent of would-be base stealers. Between 2003 and 2005, he threw out 43.5 percent of base-stealers, the best ratio in baseball over that period.[2]

Schneider struggled offensively during the first half of the 2006 season, hitting just .223 through August 4. His form picked up though, and he batted .324 with 9 doubles, 1 home run and 21 RBIs in the 42 games thereafter. For the first time since 2002, Schneider did not lead either the major leagues or the National League in percentage of base-stealers thrown out, gunning down just 27%.[1]

Schneider was behind the plate catching Mike Bacsik when Barry Bonds hit his record-breaking 756th career home run on August 7 2007. In 2007 Schneider had a range factor of 6.46, the lowest of all major league catchers.

New York Mets

On November 30 2007 the Washington Nationals traded Schneider and Ryan Church to the New York Mets for top prospect Lastings Milledge.[3] In his first season in New York, Schneider hit .257 with 9 home runs and 38 RBIs in 110 games.

International career

2006 World Baseball Classic

Schneider was a member of the USA team during the 2006 World Baseball Classic, sharing catching duties with Jason Varitek and former Nationals teammate Michael Barrett. Schneider went 0-for-6 in the tournament, but started the USA's opener against Mexico.

Personal life

On November 6 2004 Schneider married Jordan Sproat. The couple's first daughter, Tatum, was born on March 3 2007. The family currently live in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida with their two dogs, Dinger and Ribbie.[1]

Catching For Kids Foundation

In 2008, Brian Schneider's Catching for Kids Foundation was established to support children and their participation in sports by providing funding and creative programming. The foundation strives to enable children of all backgrounds and physical abilities to enjoy the games they love.

Career statistics

Year Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2000 23 Montreal NL 45 123 115 6 27 6 0 0 11 0 1 7 24 .235 .276 .287 .563 41 33 1 0 0 1 2
2001 24 Montreal NL 27 48 41 4 13 3 0 1 6 0 0 6 3 .317 .396 .463 .859 121 19 0 0 0 1 1
2002 25 Montreal NL 73 232 207 21 57 19 2 5 29 1 2 21 41 .275 .339 .459 .798 106 95 7 0 2 2 8
2003 26 Montreal NL 108 377 335 34 77 26 1 9 46 0 2 37 75 .230 .309 .394 .703 78 132 12 2 1 2 8
2004 27 Montreal NL 135 488 436 40 112 20 3 12 49 0 1 42 63 .257 .325 .399 .724 83 174 8 3 5 2 10
2005 28 Washington NL 116 408 369 38 99 20 1 10 44 1 0 29 48 .268 .330 .409 .739 97 151 10 6 2 2 7
2006 29 Washington NL 124 455 410 30 105 18 0 4 55 2 2 38 67 .256 .320 .329 .649 72 135 14 2 2 3 10
2007 30 Washington NL 129 477 408 33 96 21 1 6 54 0 0 56 56 .235 .326 .336 .661 77 137 15 2 4 7 7
2008 31 New York NL 110 384 335 30 86 10 0 9 38 0 0 42 53 .257 .339 .367 .707 87 123 11 1 4 2 9
Totals: 867 2,992 2,656 236 672 143 8 56 332 4 8 278 430 .253 .325 .376 .701 83 999 78 16 20 22 62

Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through 2008 season.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Brian Schneider Biography and Career Highlights". MLB.com. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  2. ^ Svrluga, Barry (2006-09-12). "Offensive Production Masks Solid Defense". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  3. ^ The Official Site of The New York Mets: News: New York Mets News
  4. ^ "Brian Schneider Statistics". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
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