A left-handed reliever, Schuler appeared in 10 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) over 3 season from 1979 to 1985 with the California Angels and Atlanta Braves.

Schuler attended the University of New Haven, where he graduated from with a degree in general business management in 1975.

He was elected into Hall of Fame in 1975, and Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, earning a Gold Medal in 1973.

He was traded along with Dave LaRoche from the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Sid Monge, Bruce Bochte and cash on May 11, 1977.

After playing professionally, Schuler became a pitching coach in the farm systems of the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves and in the Taiwan Major Leagues.