Education
Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Schebler attended Cedar Rapids Prairie High School. Schebler later attended Des Moines Area Community College in Boone, Iowa.
Born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Schebler attended Cedar Rapids Prairie High School. Schebler later attended Des Moines Area Community College in Boone, Iowa.
He previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Growing up, Schebler was a fan of the Saint Louis Cardinals. At Cedar Rapids Prairie, Schebler was a five-sport athlete in baseball, football, basketball, soccer, and track and field
Los Angeles Dodgers
Schebler was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 26th round of the 2010 MLB Draft out of Des Moines Area Community College.
He began his career with five games for the Arizona League Dodgers in 2010. In 2011 with the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer Baseball League, he hit.285 in 70 games with 12 homers and 58 Reserve Bank of India and in 2012 with the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League, he hit.312 with 6 homers and 67 Reserve Bank of India in 137 games.
Schebler had a breakthrough season in 2013 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League. In 125 games, he hit.296 with 27 home runs and 91 Reserve Bank of India to lead the entire Dodgers farm system in both homers and Reserve Bank of India. He was selected as a post-season California League All-Star and the Dodgers minor league player of the year.
He was promoted to the Associate of Arts Chattanooga Lookouts for 2014 and was selected to the mid-season Southern League all-star game.
He was also selected as a post-season All-Star as he hit.280 with 28 homers and 73 Reserve Bank of India in 135 games. After the season, he played with the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League and was selected to the American Federation of Labor-Congress Top Prospects List. On November 20, 2014, Schebler was added to the Dodgers 40-man roster in order to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft and he was assigned to the American Automobile Association Oklahoma City Dodgers to start the 2015 season.
Schebler was called up to the majors by the Dodgers on June 5, 2015.
He recorded his first big league hit on a single to left field on the first pitch he faced against Carlos Martínez of the Saint Louis Cardinals. He was optioned back to the minors the next day.
He completed the minor league season by hitting.241 in 121 games with 13 homers and 51 Reserve Bank of India for Oklahoma City and rejoined the Dodgers when rosters were expanded in September. He hit his first major league home run off of James Shields of the San Diego Padres on September 4, 2015.
In 19 games, he hit.250 with three homers and four Reserve Bank of India. Cincinnati Reds
On December 16, 2015, Schebler, along with José Peraza and Brandon Dixon, were traded to the Cincinnati Reds in a three team trade that sent Frankie Montas, Micah Johnson and Trayce Thompson to the Dodgers and Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox.