Chris Schaeffer
Christopher Ryan Schaeffer
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 195 lbs.
- School University of Florida, North Carolina State University
- High School John Carroll Catholic High School
- Born November 19, 1987 in Port St. Lucie, FL USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Catcher Chris Schaeffer played in the Toronto Blue Jays chain from 2011 to 2014, reaching AA ball briefly in 2013. Overall he hit .226/.310/.321 while appearing in 103 games. In August 2014 Schaeffer transitioned into a player/coach role with the Lansing Lugnuts while also serving the Blue Jays organization as a rehabilitation catcher. This multipurpose role continued in 2015, though the connection to the Lugnuts may have been severed. In 2016 the player part of player/coach was dropped.
Schaeffer became a full-time coach with the Lugnuts in 2017 and went on to coach the Bluefield Blue Jays in 2018-2019. He was scheduled to be a New Hampshire Fisher Cats coach in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. He did coach New Hampshire in 2021-2023.
After the 2021 season, Schaeffer also coached the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League.
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