Blue Jays' outfielder Davis Schneider offers refreshing perspective on his demotions to Triple-A

For many baseball players, getting sent to Triple-A can feel like a major setback. Especially when it happens multiple times throughout the year. Especially when a player was in the big leagues and hitting home runs in the World Series just a few months prior. But even hitting the first lead off back-to-back home runs to open a game in World Series history will only take you so far in this game.

However, for Davis Schneider, it doesn't necessarily have to be viewed as a negative. The Toronto Blue Jays infielder spent a lot of time during the 2026 season going back and forth between the majors and Triple-A. While it would be easy to view those assignments as disappointments, Schneider has chosen to look at them differently.

Speaking with Lindsay Dunn of the 6ix Inning Stretch podcast, Schneider chose a much brighter perspective on the whole thing. He's still enjoying what he's doing because he's still getting to play baseball.

“When you’re playing in AAA.. people say oh it’s suck that you’re in AAA, but I don’t know, you still get to play baseball and you’re paid a lot of money just to go out there and have fun with your boys,”

It's a refreshingly honest way of looking at something that can often be treated as a failure in professional sports. Being sent down from the major leagues obviously isn't where a player wants to be. And after the stints of success he has had in the majors, playing in Triple-A could be seen as a huge step backwards. But clearly, Schneider doesn't see it that way.

Davis Schneider sees the positive sides of working his way through Triple-A

Let's not confuse these comments though. Schneider would obviously love to be playing with the Blue Jays in the major leagues. That's every ball players goal. But he also understands how hard it is to get there and the work you have to put in to stay there.

He's not saying he wants to stay in Triple-A and have that be the shining moment of his baseball career. He's instead, refusing to let those demotions overshadow the fact that he still has an opportunity that millions of people would love to have: he gets to play professional baseball for a living.

Instead of focusing entirely on what he's missing by not being in Toronto, Schneider can focus on what he still has in Buffalo — a chance to play every day, work on his game and spend time around teammates who are going through the same grind.

The 27-year-old understands that what he was doing at the big leagues wasn't working. It's not a mystery. He posted a .295 OBP with a 57 wRC+ from the start of the season through May 24, bringing about his first demotion. He earned call ups again every month thereafter, usually only lasting a few weeks at a time, before ending the year in the majors.

Over his final seven games during September he posted a crazy slash line of .182/.438/.727 with two home runs and a 25% walk rate to go along with a 25% strikeout rate. If can cut down that strikeout rate and put a few more balls in play, he could have a spot on the Blue Jays bench again over the long haul in 2027.

If not, he's got a really great attitude about playing with the Buffalo Bisons. And for a guy who is going to be spending time around younger players who are also looking to earn their call ups - that type of positive mentally can be hugely valuable

Baseball is an unforgiving sport. Players fail far more often than they succeed. They get sent down. They get called up. They get benched. They get traded. They lose their jobs. The ability to maintain perspective through all of that can be just as important as whatever happens on the field.

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