Paxton Schultz
| Paxton Schultz | |
|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 65 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 5, 1998 Orem, Utah, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 2025, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 4.28 |
| Strikeouts | 28 |
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| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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Paxton James Schultz (born January 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Career
[edit | edit source]Amateur
[edit | edit source]Schultz attended Orem High School in Orem, Utah,[1] and Utah Valley University, where he played college baseball for the Utah Valley Wolverines. He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in finance.[2]
Milwaukee Brewers
[edit | edit source]The Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the 14th round, with the 443rd overall pick, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Rocky Mountain Vibes, logging a 1-3 record and 3.86 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 23+1⁄3 innings pitched across nine games. Schultz did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Toronto Blue Jays
[edit | edit source]On May 1, 2021, the Brewers sent Schultz to the Toronto Blue Jays as the player to be named later in their previous trade for Derek Fisher.[4]
On April 20, 2025, Schultz was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[5] He made his debut later that day against the Seattle Mariners, pitching 41⁄3 innings and recording eight strikeouts, tying the MLB record for the most strikeouts by a relief pitcher in their major league debut.[6]After being optioned twice to Buffalo in August, Schultz was recalled to the Blue Jays on September 25.[7]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Australia
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Baseball players from Utah
- Brisbane Bandits players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Florida Complex League Blue Jays players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- Rocky Mountain Vibes players
- Sportspeople from Orem, Utah
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Utah Valley Wolverines baseball players
- Vancouver Canadians players