Konrad Schmidt

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Konrad Schmidt

|image=IMG 0788 Konrad Schmidt.jpg

|caption=Schmidt with the Arizona Diamondbacks

|position=Catcher

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1984|8|2}}

|birth_place=Santa Rosa, California

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 13

|debutyear=2010

|debutteam=Arizona Diamondbacks

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 1

|finalyear=2012

|finalteam=Arizona Diamondbacks

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .067

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 0

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 2

|teams=

Arizona Diamondbacks ({{mlby|2010}}, {{mlby|2012}})

}}

Konrad Albert Schmidt (born August 2, 1984) is a former professional baseball catcher who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2010 and 2012.

Career

Schmidt attended Petaluma High School in Petaluma, California.{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=John |date=31 December 2008 |title=Petaluma High graduate Konrad Schmidt is working his way up the baseball ladder |url=https://www.petaluma360.com/article/news/petaluma-high-graduate-konrad-schmidt-is-working-his-way-up-the-baseball-la/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |work=Petaluma Argus-Courier}} He attended Santa Rosa Junior College after high school. While at SRJC, the Bearcubs won a CA Juco State Championship. He then went to the University of Arizona, where he played for the Arizona Wildcats baseball team, but transferred to the University of Nevada, Reno, where he played for the Nevada Wolf Pack baseball team.

Schmidt was undrafted out of college, and signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He received his first promotion to the major leagues on September 13, 2010.{{cite web |title=D-backs add Schmidt to expanded roster |url=http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100913&content_id=14620968&vkey=pr_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112094724/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100913&content_id=14620968&vkey=pr_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari |archive-date=12 January 2014 |website=MLB.com}}

In his two seasons with the Diamondbacks, Schmidt went 1-for-15 in eight games with one run and two RBIs. On November 1, 2012, Schmidt was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers.{{cite web |date=November 1, 2012 |title=Texas Rangers acquire catcher Konrad Schmidt on waiver claim from Arizona |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rangers-acquire-schmidt-on-waiver-claim-from-arizona/c-40147380 |access-date=2024-11-23 |work=MLB.com}} He's currently playing in the Dominican Winter League with Cibao.

He signed a minor league contract with Cincinnati Reds on March 27, 2013.{{cite web |last=Eddy |first=Matt |date=2013-03-31 |title=Minor League Transactions: March 21–27 |url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-march-21-27/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402150336/http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-transactions-march-21-27/ |archive-date=2013-04-02 |website=Baseball America}}

He was released by the Reds on June 13, 2013.