Biography
Maxwell Carter Schuemann (born June 11, 1997) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Amateur career
Schuemann attended Portage Northern High School in Portage, Michigan, where he played basketball and baseball. In 2014, his junior year, he hit .490 with 33 RBIs. He went unselected in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Eastern Michigan University where he played college baseball. In 2018, his junior year, he batted .317 with four home runs, 30 RBIs, and 24 stolen bases over 56 games. After the season's end, he was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 20th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.
Professional career
Schuemann signed with Oakland and made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Low–A New York–Penn League, batting .195 over 45 games. In 2019, he played with the Beloit Snappers of the Single–A Midwest League with whom he hit .256 with three home runs, 35 RBI, and 25 steals over 94 games. Schuemann did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He began the 2021 season with the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-A Central, with whom he set a franchise record with five stolen bases in one game. He was promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Central and the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple-A West during the season. Over 119 games between the three clubs, Schuemann slashed .271/.372/.388 with seven home runs, 42 RBI, and 52 stolen bases. He returned to Midland to begin the 2022 season. In mid-July, he was promoted to Las Vegas, but was assigned back to Midland shortly after. Over ninety games between the two teams, he compiled a slash line of .274/.403/.422 with nine home runs, 41 RBI, and 24 stolen bases. For the 2023 season, Schuemann played with both Midland and Las Vegas, batting .276 with ten home runs, 51 RBI, and 23 stolen bases over 116 games.
After beginning the 2024 season in Las Vegas, Schuemann was selected to Oakland's roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time on April 11 following an injury to Brent Rooker.