FEBRUARY 9, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
YANKEES ACQUIRE INF MAX SCHUEMANN
The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired infielder Max Schuemann from the Athletics in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Luis Burgos.
Schuemann, 28, batted .197 (36-for-183) with 20R, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 2HR, 13RBI, 22BB and 7SB in 101 games with the Athletics in 2025. He appeared defensively at second base (39G/20GS), third base (27G/11GS), shortstop (24G/11GS), left field (7G/4GS), centerfield (4G/1GS) and right field (2G).
Over parts of two Major League seasons with the A’s (2024-25), the right-handed batter has hit .212 (123-for-579) with 75R, 18 doubles, 2 triples, 9HR, 47RBI, 69BB and 21SB in 234 career games. Schuemann has appeared defensively at shortstop (117G/98GS), third base (54G/33GS), second base (48G/26GS), left field (14G/7GS), centerfield (6G/2GS) and right field (3G).
The Kalamazoo, Mich., native was originally selected by the A’s in the 20th round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of Eastern Michigan University. He was designated for assignment by the Athletics on February 6, 2026.
Burgos, 20, has gone 4-4 with a 3.39 ERA (79.2IP, 63H, 42R/30ER, 42BB, 71K, 3HR) in 25 games (10 starts) over parts of two minor league seasons in the Yankees organization (2024-25). In 2025, the right-handed pitcher went 3-4 with a 2.44 ERA (51.2IP, 37H, 20R/14ER, 23BB, 48K, 2HR) in 11 games (eight starts) with the DSL Bombers. The Santo Domíngo, D.R., native was originally signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on June 2, 2024.
To make room on the 40-man roster, the Yankees have designated OF Yanquiel Fernández for assignment.
Additionally, the Yankees outrighted RHP Dom Hamel and INF Braden Shewmake off the Major League roster and onto the roster of Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Hamel and Shewmake have been invited to 2026 Major League spring training as non-roster invitees.