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Jonathan Schoop
Jonathan Rufino Jezus Schoop (/skoʊp/ SCOPE; born October 16, 1991) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball second baseman for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, and Detroit Tigers. He was an All-Star in 2017.
Before he became a major leaguer, he played in the 2003 and 2004 Little League World Series for Curaçao. Schoop was considered the best player on the 2004 team that won the tournament, which included fellow future MLB All Star Jurickson Profar.
Schoop signed with the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent in 2008. In 2011, Schoop and Manny Machado represented the Orioles at the 2011 All-Star Futures Game. That year, he was named the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year, given to the best player in the Orioles minor league system. In his first two minor league seasons, Schoop primarily played shortstop, but starting in 2011, second base was his most frequent defensive position.
Prior to the 2012 season, Schoop was ranked by Baseball America as the Orioles' third-best prospect and the 82nd-best overall. He was also ranked the team's third best prospect by FanGraphs.
After 81 games in the minors in 2013, Schoop was recalled by the Orioles from the Triple-A Norfolk Tides on September 3. Three weeks later, in his first major league at-bat on September 25, Schoop singled off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Esmil Rogers. Two at-bats later, he hit his first career home run off Kyle Drabek, a 430-foot shot. He finished the game 2-for-3 with a home run, an RBI, a walk, and 3 runs scored. Schoop played in five Orioles games and hit .286 (4-for-14), scoring five runs, hitting one home run, and driving in one run.
Schoop was Orioles starting second baseman on Opening Day in 2014, batting ninth. On April 9, he hit his second career home run, a three-run shot off Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka over the left field foul pole at Yankee Stadium, helping the Orioles to a 5–4 victory. In 137 games in 2014, Schoop batted .209 with 16 home runs and 45 RBI. The Orioles clinched their first regular season AL East championship since 1997. Schoop hit .300 in the Orioles' ALDS sweep of the Detroit Tigers, also driving in two runs. In the ALCS, however, Schoop only hit .091 (1-for-11), as the Orioles were swept by the Kansas City Royals.
On April 11, 2015, Schoop hit his first career grand slam, off Blue Jays reliever Todd Redmond. On April 17, 2015, Schoop sustained a partially torn PCL and sprained MCL, and the Orioles placed him on the disabled list. He returned to the Orioles on July 5. In 86 games in 2015, Schoop hit .279 with 15 home runs, 39 RBIs, and two stolen bases in two attempts. The Orioles finished the season with an 81–81 record, missing the postseason.
Schoop hit .351 while hitting three home runs and driving in eight in the first ten games of 2016. By the end of April, he had hit four home runs, driven in 11 runs, and hit .256. Schoop hit his first grand slam of the season on May 14 in a 9–3 comeback victory over the Tigers. It was Schoop's second home run of the game. On August 14, Schoop hit a go-ahead three-run home run against San Francisco Giants closer Santiago Casilla in the top of the 9th inning to complete a seven-run comeback for the Orioles, who trailed 7–1 after 6 innings. Schoop hit his 20th home run of the season on August 22, his first career 20-homer season. He became the fifth Oriole on the year to have at least 20 home runs, making the Orioles the only Major League club to accomplish this feat on the year. On August 31, Schoop hit his 21st home run of the season, and the 55th of the month for the Orioles, tying an MLB record just two months after the team set the home run record in June. Baltimore became the first team to hit at least 55 home runs in a month on two occasions.[citation needed] Schoop hit his 25th home run of the season on September 30 against the Yankees, making him the fifth Oriole on the year with at least 25 homers. This tied the franchise record set in 1996. They also became the 12th team in MLB history to do so. It was also the Orioles 250th home run of the season, passing the 2000 Houston Astros for fifth-most home runs in a single-season all-time. He finished the 2016 season with 38 doubles, 25 home runs, 82 RBI and batted .267/.298/.454 while starting all 162 regular season games and the AL Wild Card game against the Blue Jays.
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Jonathan Schoop
Jonathan Rufino Jezus Schoop (/skoʊp/ SCOPE; born October 16, 1991) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball second baseman for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, and Detroit Tigers. He was an All-Star in 2017.
Before he became a major leaguer, he played in the 2003 and 2004 Little League World Series for Curaçao. Schoop was considered the best player on the 2004 team that won the tournament, which included fellow future MLB All Star Jurickson Profar.
Schoop signed with the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent in 2008. In 2011, Schoop and Manny Machado represented the Orioles at the 2011 All-Star Futures Game. That year, he was named the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year, given to the best player in the Orioles minor league system. In his first two minor league seasons, Schoop primarily played shortstop, but starting in 2011, second base was his most frequent defensive position.
Prior to the 2012 season, Schoop was ranked by Baseball America as the Orioles' third-best prospect and the 82nd-best overall. He was also ranked the team's third best prospect by FanGraphs.
After 81 games in the minors in 2013, Schoop was recalled by the Orioles from the Triple-A Norfolk Tides on September 3. Three weeks later, in his first major league at-bat on September 25, Schoop singled off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Esmil Rogers. Two at-bats later, he hit his first career home run off Kyle Drabek, a 430-foot shot. He finished the game 2-for-3 with a home run, an RBI, a walk, and 3 runs scored. Schoop played in five Orioles games and hit .286 (4-for-14), scoring five runs, hitting one home run, and driving in one run.
Schoop was Orioles starting second baseman on Opening Day in 2014, batting ninth. On April 9, he hit his second career home run, a three-run shot off Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka over the left field foul pole at Yankee Stadium, helping the Orioles to a 5–4 victory. In 137 games in 2014, Schoop batted .209 with 16 home runs and 45 RBI. The Orioles clinched their first regular season AL East championship since 1997. Schoop hit .300 in the Orioles' ALDS sweep of the Detroit Tigers, also driving in two runs. In the ALCS, however, Schoop only hit .091 (1-for-11), as the Orioles were swept by the Kansas City Royals.
On April 11, 2015, Schoop hit his first career grand slam, off Blue Jays reliever Todd Redmond. On April 17, 2015, Schoop sustained a partially torn PCL and sprained MCL, and the Orioles placed him on the disabled list. He returned to the Orioles on July 5. In 86 games in 2015, Schoop hit .279 with 15 home runs, 39 RBIs, and two stolen bases in two attempts. The Orioles finished the season with an 81–81 record, missing the postseason.
Schoop hit .351 while hitting three home runs and driving in eight in the first ten games of 2016. By the end of April, he had hit four home runs, driven in 11 runs, and hit .256. Schoop hit his first grand slam of the season on May 14 in a 9–3 comeback victory over the Tigers. It was Schoop's second home run of the game. On August 14, Schoop hit a go-ahead three-run home run against San Francisco Giants closer Santiago Casilla in the top of the 9th inning to complete a seven-run comeback for the Orioles, who trailed 7–1 after 6 innings. Schoop hit his 20th home run of the season on August 22, his first career 20-homer season. He became the fifth Oriole on the year to have at least 20 home runs, making the Orioles the only Major League club to accomplish this feat on the year. On August 31, Schoop hit his 21st home run of the season, and the 55th of the month for the Orioles, tying an MLB record just two months after the team set the home run record in June. Baltimore became the first team to hit at least 55 home runs in a month on two occasions.[citation needed] Schoop hit his 25th home run of the season on September 30 against the Yankees, making him the fifth Oriole on the year with at least 25 homers. This tied the franchise record set in 1996. They also became the 12th team in MLB history to do so. It was also the Orioles 250th home run of the season, passing the 2000 Houston Astros for fifth-most home runs in a single-season all-time. He finished the 2016 season with 38 doubles, 25 home runs, 82 RBI and batted .267/.298/.454 while starting all 162 regular season games and the AL Wild Card game against the Blue Jays.