AL East: An opening for Schneider?

Toronto Blue Jays

Despite his strong end to the 2025 season, in which he saw success against same-handed pitching, Davis Schneider was the final position player to make Toronto’s roster and opened the year on the weak side of a platoon. As Toronto endures injuries and struggles, though, Schneider’s chance to garner more at-bats and hit his upside projection of 25 HR from the 2026 Baseball Forecaster may be coming.

In Toronto’s first 12 games, Schneider saw strict weak-side platoon usage, starting in each of Toronto’s three games against left-handed starters and sitting in each of the team’s nine games against right-handed starters. However, a notable shift occurred over the weekend, as Schneider drew back-to-back starts against...

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