Max William Schrock (born October 12, 1994) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals.
On December 14, 2017, the Athletics traded Schrock and Yairo Muñoz to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Stephen Piscotty. In 2018, Schrock was a non-roster invitee to the 2018 spring training.
He spent the season with the Memphis Redbirds, slashing .249/.296/.331 with four home runs and 42 RBIs in 114 games. In 2019, Schrock returned to Memphis in the 2019 season, slashing .275/.366/.381 with two home runs and 31 RBIs over 85 games.
On August 15, 2020, Schrock’s contract was selected to the MLB roster. He made his MLB debut that day against the Chicago White Sox and notched his first MLB hit against Jimmy Cordero. On August 17, he hit his first MLB home run.
On October 30, 2020, Schrock was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. He was designated for assignment on February 5, 2021. On February 10, 2021, Schrock was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.
Schrock played in 53 games during the 2021 season. He slashed .288/.328/.448 with 14 RBIs and 3 home runs. He primarily played as a utility player on defense. He pitched in 2 games with 1.2 innings pitched and 1 strikeout.
Max Schrock got married to Sara in January 2018, unfortunately, there is no information indicating that the couple has children.