Frank Schwindel

BIOGRAPHY

Frank Schwindel was born June 29, 1992, in Livingston, New Jersey. He is an infielder in the MLB.

Schwindel played for the Idaho Falls Chukars in his debut season of 2013, producing a line of .300/.336/.431/.767 with 6 home runs and 42 RBI in 64 games. He played for the Lexington Legends and the Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2014, combining to hit .280/.309/.500/.809 with 22 home runs and 75 RBI in 118 games. In 2015, he played for Wilmington and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, he combined to hit .252/.281/.383/.664 with 7 home runs and 54 RBI in 123 games. He spent the entire 2016 season with Arkansas, hitting 270/.301/.446/.747 with 20 home runs and 68 RBI in 120 games. He split the 2017 season between Arkansas and the Omaha Storm Chasers, combining to hit .329/.349/.541/.890 with 23 home runs and 97 RBI in 133 games. His 2018 was spent with Omaha, hitting .286/.336/.506/.842 with 24 home runs and 93 RBI in 134 games. Schwindel appeared in the Triple-A All-Star Game in 2018.

On July 18, 2021, the Chicago Cubs claimed Schwindel off waivers and optioned him to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. The Cubs promoted Schwindel to the major leagues on July 30, after they traded Anthony Rizzo. Schwindel hit .344 with six home runs, 18 RBIs, a .394 on-base with a .635 slugging and a 1.030 OPS in August, and won the National League Rookie of the Month Award. On September 5, Schwindel hit a go-ahead grand slam that put the Cubs up to stay in an 11-8 win over the Pirates. His grand slam was the third go-ahead grand slam in the game, tying a Major League record. Two days later, he was named the NL Player of the Week for the week of August 30 to September 5. In his first full major league season, between Oakland and Chicago, Schwindel batted .326 with 14 home runs and 43 RBIs, which despite only playing in 64 games was good enough to earn him two votes in National League Rookie of the Year voting, tying him for sixth place with Tyler Stephenson.