The Blue Jays legend continues to grow

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For Davis Schneider and his historic debut in Major League Baseball, the monumental rise from distant farm system contender to major league major continues.

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Schneider, who will play only his fourth MLB game with the Blue Jays Monday night in Cleveland, will be fourth in manager John Schneider (no relation)’s lineup.

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As the Jays captain told reporters in Boston after Sunday’s game, given the 24-year-old with the epic mustache’s past play, keeping him off the field is next to impossible.

After going 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in the Jays’ 13-1 win over the Red Sox on Sunday at Fenway Park, Schneider became the first player in MLB history to hit nine scored (two of them at home). runs) in his first three career players.

He also became the first Jays player to record more than seven hits in his first three games by hitting base 11 times in his first three games (9-for-13 in the three Boston contests), the second most Hits in MLB history meant a career.

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Schneider, who started his stint with the Jays finishing eighth, moved up to third on Sunday, and with Whit Merrifield off Monday night in Cleveland, the former 28th-round pick gets the lead.

Given his accomplishments to date, Jays DH Brandon Belt told Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae that the team has made it a point to call Schneider “Babe” in reference to the legendary Babe Ruth.

Belt is second in the opener of the four-game series, followed by Vlad Guerrero Jr., George Springer and Danny Jansen.

The latter returns to his berth after missing the last two games in Boston due to wrist problems.

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