Jonathan Rufino Jezus Schoop (/skoʊp/ SCOPE;[1] born October 16, 1991) is a Curaçaoan professional baseball second baseman for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, and Detroit Tigers.

Schoop was considered the best player on the 2004 team that won the tournament, which included fellow future MLB All Star Jurickson Profar.

[5][6] In his first two minor league seasons, Schoop primarily played shortstop, but starting in 2011, second base was his most frequent defensive position.

[11] Three weeks later, in his first major league at-bat on September 25, Schoop singled off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Esmil Rogers.

[15][16] On April 11, 2015, Schoop hit his first career grand slam, off Blue Jays reliever Todd Redmond.

[17] On April 17, 2015, Schoop sustained a partially torn PCL and sprained MCL, and the Orioles placed him on the disabled list.

[citation needed] Schoop hit his 25th home run of the season on September 30 against the Yankees, making him the fifth Oriole on the year with at least 25 homers.

Through July 2, he had a .297/.352/.545 batting line with 16 home runs and 51 RBIs, earning him a trip to the 2017 MLB All-Star Game.

[26] On July 31, 2018, the Orioles traded Schoop to the Milwaukee Brewers for infielder Jonathan Villar and minor leaguers Luis Ortiz and Jean Carmona.

In doing so, he became the 7th Twins player to hit 20 or more home runs in the same season, tying a record that has only been accomplished 8 times in MLB history.

This was due to the struggles and subsequent demotion of Renato Núñez as well as Miguel Cabrera being frequently used as a designated hitter.

[32] On August 7, 2021, Schoop signed a two-year, $15 million contract extension with the Detroit Tigers, with an opt-out clause after the 2022 season.

Schoop was the third player from Curaçao to reach 1,000 major league hits, after Andruw Jones and Andrelton Simmons.

[35] Defensively, he led MLB in outs above average and was nominated for a Gold Glove Award at second base.

[43] The Algondoneros lost a playoff series to Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos, though Schoop hit a home run in his team's series-ending loss.

[47] On January 10, 2024, Schoop was announced as part of the Willemstad Cannons roster that would represent Curaçao in the 2024 Intercontinental Series in Barranquilla, Colombia.