John Schreiber #71

Resides in Rockwood, MI during the offseason with his wife, Rebecca...Participates in the Tigers Dreams Come True program; participated in the annual Holiday Giving Party with families from TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) and the Tigers Winter Caravan...Recommended/signed by Jeff Kunkel for the Tigers.

2019

Saw the first Major League action of his career in 2019, appearing in 13 games with the Tigers...also pitched in five games with Double A Erie and 48 games with Triple A Toledo...Made 12 appearances with the Mud Hens in July, compiling a 2-1 record with one save, a 0.61 ERA (14.2IP/1ER) and 19 strikeouts...Had his contract selected from Toledo on August 8 and made his Major League debut the next day vs. Kansas City...Recorded the first strikeout of his big league career on August 10 vs. Kansas City, striking out Ryan O'Hearn...Earned the first win of his Major League career on September 6 at Oakland, throwing a scoreless two thirds of an inning with one strikeout...Tossed 2.1 hitless innings on September 17 at Cleveland, striking out four and walking one...marked a single-game career high in innings pitched and strikeouts.

2018

Named Double A Erie's Pitcher of the Year in 2018 after appearing in 49 games, and going 3-7 with 18 saves, a 2.48 ERA (58.0IP/16ER) and 59 strikeouts...Ranked second in the Eastern League in saves, while he was tied for fourth in appearances...Did not allow an earned run in 22-of-24 outings from May 15-July 23, posting a 1-2 record with 10 saves, a 0.59 ERA (30.1IP/2ER) and 35 strikeouts...Pitched for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League following the season, and went 1-0 with a 7.00 ERA (9.0IP/7ER) and nine strikeouts.

2017

Spent the entire 2017 season with Single A West Michigan...Struck out at least one batter in 25-of-27 outings, while he threw 1.0 inning-or-more in 18-of-27 games...Led all MWL pitchers (min. 50.0 innings) with a 0.54 ERA (50.1IP/3ER), a .147 (25x170) opponent batting average and 0.66 WHIP...ranked tied for fifth in the Midwest League with 11 saves...Did not allow an earned run over his final 21 appearances of the season from June 18-September 3, throwing 39.2 innings over that stretch and compiling a 4-0 record with nine saves, 17 hits allowed and 56 strikeouts...Rated as possessing the best control in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.

2016

Began his professional career in 2016 with Single A Connecticut, appearing in 18 games...Threw more than 1.0 inning in 12-of-18 outings during the season...Pitched in eight games during July, compiling a 0-1 record with a 2.13 ERA (12.2IP/3ER) and 13 strikeouts.