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The 27-year-old had a disastrous season for the Jays in 2026, slashing a cringe-inducing .145/.310/.315 with five homers, 16 RBI and a 51/29 K/BB ratio over 156 plate appearances. It’s unclear if the Jays actually have any interest in dealing Schneider, who is arbitration-eligible for the first time this offseason and is under team control through the 2030 season.

Schneider also walked twice. He’s batting .150/.304/.325 with 27 walks and 18 hits in 149 plate appearances for the season. He’s probably in line to be cut this winter after spending quite a bit of the season in the minors, but there’s the chance he’ll bounce back and return to being useful against lefties.

Schneider returns to the majors with Rudy Martin Jr. hitting the injured list with a hamstring strain. The 27-year-old has hit just .142 (16-for-113) with three homers and one steal in 140 plate appearances for the Blue Jays this season.

Schneider’s latest stint with the Blue Jays lasted roughly 24 hours as it appears Andrés Giménez (hamstring) will avoid a trip to the injured list for now. His departure clears a spot on Toronto’s active roster for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to return from the injured list.

The 27-year-old outfielder has really struggled during his time with the Jays this season, slashing a woeful .142/.295/.274 with three homers and 12 RBI in 140 plate appearances. He’ll add a right-handed bat to the bench with Josh Smith (hamstring) landing on the injured list on Friday.

Schneider simply hasn’t done enough at the highest level to hang onto a roster spot, hitting just .142 (16-for-113) with three homers, 12 RBI and one steal across 61 games for Toronto this season. The 27-year-old has put up some impressive numbers at Triple-A Buffalo, but he needs to show something in the majors for the Blue Jays to entrust him with a more extended opportunity again.

Schneider will get another look after hitting .298/.469/.660 with five homers in 15 games for Buffalo this month, but it could be a brief stint with Jesús Sánchez expected back soon. Schneider will likely play left field against lefties for now.

As expected, Schneider heads back to the minors with slugging prospect Sean Keys ascending to the big leagues. The 27-year-old has hit just .153/.282/.296 with three homers and one steal in 118 plate appearances over 49 games this season. His multi-position versatility is valuable in a bench role, but he simply hasn’t hit enough for the Blue Jays to justify keeping him around as they attempt to make a playoff push.

Schneider takes Daulton Varsho’s roster spot and figures to play against left-handed pitchers again. He was hitting just .127 when he was sent down in late May. Schneider hit .188/.550/.219 in 60 plate appearances with Buffalo, which seems ... really hard to do ... but isn’t out of line with what he was doing in the big leagues.

Schneider gets the boot from the active roster with Nathan Lukes (hamstring) ready to rejoin from the 10-day injured list. The 27-year-old has scuffled mightily to begin 2026 as seen in a .127 average over 71 at-bats, and while it seems likely he’ll be back at some point, it’s hard to see him being a relevant player in 2026.

Schneider is hitting .143/.324/.250 on the season and hasn’t started against a righty since Apr. 26. One wonders if he might be tracking for a Triple-A demotion if the Jays start getting healthy. Lenyn Sosa is getting more starts than Schneider and hitting higher in the lineup when both play versus lefties. He’s at second base and batting fifth tonight.

Schneider got the start with left-hander Blake Snell on the mound, and he greeted Snell with a solo homer on the first pitch of the game. He also drew a walk while getting the start over Nathan Lukes. It’ll likely be Lukes back in the outfield against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 6 of the World Series on Friday, but Schneider will certainly be available off the bench against any southpaws.

Schneider gets an opportunity near the top of Toronto’s lineup with lefty Max Fried on the mound for New York. The versatile 26-year-old was left on the bench for Game 1 in favor of veteran Anthony Santander, who is out of the lineup entirely to open this one, with righty Luis Gil toeing the rubber. He figures to continue splitting time with Santander for the remainder of the postseason. Addison Barger and Nathan Lukes are also on the bench to open this one. Here’s the full lineup: George Springer (DH), Schneider (LF), Guerrero Jr. (1B), Alejandro Kirk (C), Daulton Varsho (CF), Ernie Clement (3B), Isiah Kiner-Falefa (2B), Andrés Giménez (SS) and Myles Straw (RF).

Schneider’s previous start against a right-hander came on Aug. 29 when Ernie Clement was hurt. He’s actually hit .242/.338/.576 with seven homers in 76 plate appearances against righties this season, but the Jays haven’t bought into it and have continued to use him primarily against lefties. He’s hit .242/.367/.418 with four homers in 109 plate appearances against them.