Maxx Tissenbaum

Maxx David Tissenbaum

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 185 lb.
• School State University of New York, Stony Brook
• High School York Mills Collegiate Institute

• Born July 25, 1991 in Toronto, ON CAN

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Biographical Information

C/IF Maxx Tissenbaum played in the minor leagues from 2012 to 2018. A native of Toronto, ON who grew up in the city's suburbs, he was drafted out of high school by his hometown team, the Toronto Blue Jays, in the 43rd round of the 2009 amateur draft after graduating from high school. He also played for the Canadian junior national team at that time. He did not sign and went to the State University of New York at Stony Brook where he put up some great numbers, batting .343 in 2011 and .390 in 2012. He was drafted again in the 2012 amateur draft, this time by the San Diego Padres, in the 11th round, and began his professional career that same year.

He combined to hit .292/.399/.374 in 48 games, mostly for the Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League, in his first season. In 2013, he moved up to the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Midwest League where in 111 games his slash line was .277/.365/.359, with 2 homers and 49 RBIs. He was a middle infielder at the time, playing second base and shortstop, but his career took a major turn after that season. On January 22, 2014, he was included in a major trade between the Padres and the Tampa Bay Rays. The Padres acquired a pair of pitchers in Alex Torres and Jesse Hahn while giving up five players, including IF Logan Forsythe and Ps Brad Boxberger, Matt Andriese and Matt Lollis, and him. Lollis and him were the furthest away from the majors, and in fact neither would make it to the Show. In his case, the Rays decided to transform him into a catcher, and that was his main position with the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League in 2014, where he hit .288/.327/.399 in 86 games. Following the season, he went to play for the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League, batting a scorching .340 in 42 games.

One would think that after his excellent hitting in both Florida and Australia in 2014, the Rays would have promoted him to AA in 2015, but it wasn't the case, as he was assigned once again to Charlotte, where the objective was still to work on his catching skills. He regressed compared to the previous season, finishing at .257/.337/.318 in 74 games, with 1 homer and 33 RBIs. He returned to Brisbane that winter, but was not as dominant, batting .295 with 2 homers in 41 games (he had hit 9 long balls the previous winter). But while he was playing in Australia, he was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the minor league portion of the 2015 Rule V Draft and assigned to their AAA affiliate, the New Orleans Zephyrs on December 10th. This looked like a big opportunity for him, but it wasn't the case, as he was assigned to the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League, one level down from the FSL, coming out of spring training. He appeared in just 9 games, hitting .219, spent a month on the disabled list and then was released on June 1st. He decided to head back to his home country, joining the Capitales de Québec of the Can-Am Association, where he batted an excellent .326 in 75 games the rest of the way.

In 2017, he went to spring training with the Colorado Rockies, but was let go once again at the end of camp and returned to Québec. There he had what was probably his best season as a professional, putting up a line of .344/.439/.563 in 81 games, with 25 doubles, 13 homers, 69 runs and 59 RBIs. He was one of the key members of a team that won a league championship that year. He returned to Québec for one more season in 2018, but was not as effective, finishing at .255 in 79 games, with 4 homers and 39 RBIs. He retired after that season.

After baseball, he returned to Stony Brook to complete his degree, simultaneously working as a volunteer assistant coach for the baseball team. He briefly worked in baseball for the B45 bat manufacturing company in Québec, then found his calling as a sales executive for various companies in the technology field.

Related Sites

• Stony Brook bio