Jake Schaffner (born October 4, 2004) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Boston Red Sox organization.
Career Schaffner attended Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville, Wisconsin, where he played baseball, hockey and football.https://www.gazettextra.com/sports/jake-schaffner-set-to-represent-janesville-at-the-pinnacle-of-college-baseball/article_119a9a4f-f753-4d94-b5ab-e1e0894e1c36.html He played college baseball for the North Dakota State Bison for two years and the North Carolina Tar Heels for one.https://www.gazettextra.com/sports/jake-schaffners-countdown-to-mlb-draft-day/article_446cb8fe-76a2-4dbd-b382-afb4e8fc92df.html In 2025, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
Schaffner was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the 2026 Major League Baseball draft.https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article316398619.html On July 17, 2026, he signed with the Red Sox for a $2 million signing bonus.
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