J. J. Schwarz

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J. J. Schwarz
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1996-03-28) March 28, 1996 (age 28)
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
18U Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Taichung Team

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.

Career

Schwarz attended

2014 MLB draft.[2] He did not sign with the Brewers and attended the 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 RBIs (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] He helped lead Florida to the College World Series, where they were eliminated by Virginia.[5][6] He was named the Freshman Player of the Year by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and the Freshman Hitter of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).[7][8]

In 2016, as a sophomore, Schwarz batted .290 with seven home runs and 60 RBIs.

2017 MLB draft, but he did not sign and returned to Florida.[13] In 2018, his senior year, he was named to the All-SEC First Team.[14]

Schwarz was drafted by the

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 RBIs.[18]

In 2021 playing for Midland he batted .240/.336/.362 in 254 at bats.[18] Playing in 2022 for Midland and AAA Las Vegas he batted .294/.383/.453 in 276 at bats.[18] He was released from Las Vegas on March 25, 2024.[19]

Personal

Schwarz's father, Jeff Schwarz, played in Major League Baseball, and his sister, Taylor Schwarz, played softball at Florida.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Pressure meets Gardens baseball duo heading into playoffs".
  2. ^ Chiang, Anthony. "2014 MLB Draft: Palm Beach Gardens, American Heritage, Trinity Christian, Palm Beach Central players drafted on Day 3 - High School Buzz".
  3. ^ "County's top prospects drafted, opt for college".
  4. ^ Chiang, Anthony. "Palm Beach Gardens grad JJ Schwarz makes history with Florida Gators - Gator Bytes".
  5. ^ writer, Kevin Brockway Staff. "Schwarz having a blast in postseason".
  6. ^ Writer, Eric Olson AP Sports. "UF's Schwarz out to join softball-playing sister as champ".
  7. ^ "Gators catcher JJ Schwarz named Collegiate Baseball Co-Freshman of the Year". Tampa Bay Times.
  8. ^ "JJ Schwarz Named Freshman Hitter of the Year by the NCBWA". Florida Gators.
  9. ^ "Gators poised for another run at CWS title behind strong pitching - Orlando Sentinel".
  10. ^ Shawn McFarland (July 14, 2016). "Cape League spotlight: JJ Schwarz, Yarmouth-Dennis". capecodtimes.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "JJ Schwarz". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Senior Schwarz back to lead top-ranked UF baseball team". The Gainesville Sun.
  13. ^ "AJC: UGA Sports News".
  14. ^ "AJC: UGA Sports News".
  15. ^ Lichtenstein, Adam (June 5, 2018). "Baseball: Oakland Athletics select former Palm Beach Gardens star JJ Schwarz". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  16. ^ "JJ Schwarz Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  17. ^ "JJ Schwarz Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  18. ^ a b c "JJ Schwarz College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  19. ^ "JJ Schwarz Stats". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball.
  20. ^ "Gene Frenette: Magical time for Schwarz family".

External links

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