Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Sheldon Neuse was born December 10, 1994, in Fort Worth, Texas. He is an infielder in the MLB.

Neuse attended Fossil Ridge High School in Keller, Texas. The Texas Rangers selected him in the 38th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, but he did not sign. Neuse enrolled at the University of Oklahoma, where he played college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a junior at Oklahoma in 2016, Neuse hit .369/.465/.646 with 10 home runs and 48 runs batted in (RBIs). He won the Brooks Wallace Award, given annually to the best shortstop in college baseball.

On August 29, 2019, the Athletics selected Neuse's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on August 30 versus the New York Yankees. Two days later Neuse notched his first hit, a two-run double down the right field line.