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NEW YORK -- Max Schuemann quickly felt the goosebumps after running out from the A’s dugout onto the field at Yankee Stadium and taking his position at shortstop, the same spot where Derek Jeter stood for so many years during his legendary career in pinstripes.

Growing up in Kalamazoo, Mich., Schuemann idolized Jeter, who spent most of his childhood in that same small town that is located 130 miles west of Detroit. When the A’s opened up a four-game series in the Bronx on Monday, Schuemann started in left field, so he was still longing for that moment.

It finally came on Tuesday. Entering the game at shortstop a defensive replacement to begin the bottom of the seventh, Schuemann, ranked as Oakland’s No. 20 prospect by MLB Pipeline, replayed the countless Jeter highlights he’s watched on YouTube several times over in his head.

“Just me being from Kalamazoo and Jeter being from Kalamazoo,” Schuemann said. “I was pumped. I ran out there and took a couple of seconds to take it all in. That’s where he stood and that’s where he played every day for the Yankees. It was a pretty special moment.”

There wasn’t much time for Schuemann to bask. The ball immediately found him to begin the bottom of the seventh with a chopper by Gleyber Torres, which he picked cleanly and fired a perfect throw to Tyler Nevin at first base for a 6-3 putout. Schuemann played a role in all three outs in the eighth, turning an impressive double play on Juan Soto and then catching an inning-ending lineout by Giancarlo Stanton.

“I knew [the ball] was going to come my way,” Schuemann said. “I just had that feeling. I feel like I handled it well. I took those few seconds. After that, I was like, ‘Alright, we’ve got a game to win.’”

The entire road trip has felt like a dream for Schuemann. Last weekend in Cleveland, he recorded his first Major League hit -- a solo home run -- in front of plenty of friends and family while playing just a few hours from where he played college ball at Eastern Michigan University. Prior to Monday’s series opener at Yankee Stadium, he walked out towards center field and took a close look at Monument Park, seeking out Jeter’s No. 2 and the many other Yankees greats who are immortalized there.

“There’s like an aura with those legends,” Schuemann said. “I’ve seen videos and pictures, but that doesn’t really do it justice. It’s pretty special.”

Schuemann is hopeful to one day meet Jeter. After all, there aren’t too many shortstops to come out of Kalamazoo, and the Hall of Famer inspired Schuemann to play shortstop throughout high school and into college before he evolved into a super-utility man. For now, he’ll gladly settle for getting to experience what it was like to be Jeter for couple of innings.

“I’ve seen a ton of his interviews and how he handles himself,” Schuemann said of Jeter. “How he handles the media. How he handles being a professional and just being a good dude overall. It’s hard not to try to want to be like him.”