Logan Edward Schafer (born September 8, 1986) is an American former

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. He played

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Professional career

Milwaukee Brewers

Schafer was drafted by the

in the third round of the 2008 amateur entry draft. He was previously drafted twice, but did not sign; first by the

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in the 31st round in 2006, and then by the

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in the 47th round in 2007. In 2008, he played for the Rookie league

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and Class A

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. In 2009, he was promoted to the Class A-Advanced

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and Double-A

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. He was named the Brewers' minor league player of the year for 2009.Masuda, Andrew
"Brewers invite former Mustang Logan Schafer to Spring Training."
KSBY. 7 January 2011. Retrieved on 11 January 2011. Schafer sat out all but seven games in 2010, played with Brevard County, due to a

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and a broken foot. He received an invitation to major league spring training with the Brewers in 2011. On September 2, 2011, Schafer made his major league debut. After playing in only 16 games for the Brewers in 2012, Schafer cracked the clubs 2013 Opening Day roster. On July 10, 2013, Schafer hit his first career home run off of

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of the

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. On April 17, 2014, Schafer strained his hamstring and had to be placed on the disabled list. Schafer made the Brewers' Opening Day roster in 2015 after hitting .321/.379/.415 in 58 plate appearances in Spring Training. On September 11, 2015, Schafer had the walk-off hit in a 13-inning game against the

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. On November 2, 2015, Schafer was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency on November 6.

Washington Nationals

On November 17, 2015, Schafer signed a minor league contract with the

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. Schafer was released on March 19.

Lancaster Barnstormers

On May 10, 2016, Schafer signed with the

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of the

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Minnesota Twins

On June 2, 2016, Schafer signed a minor league deal with the

. On August 28, Schafer's contract was purchased from Triple-A Rochester by the Twins. On October 17, 2016, Schafer was outrighted off of the roster and he elected free agency the next day.

Baltimore Orioles

On December 1, 2016, Schafer signed a minor league contract with the

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. He spent the 2017 season with the Triple-A

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, playing in 113 games and hitting .247/.314/.343 with 3 home runs and 33 RBI. Schafer elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.

Post-baseball career

In 2018, Schafer returned to

Cal Poly-SLO California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California or California State Polytechnic Univ ...

to complete his business degree.https://www.linkedin.com/in/loganschafer22

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