Patrick James Schuster (born October 30, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
Before beginning his professional career, Schuster attended J. W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, Florida, and starred for their baseball team.
Schuster threw four consecutive no-hitters for Mitchell's baseball team, a Florida state record.
He was immediately sent to the San Diego Padres as the player to be named later in the trade of Anthony Bass to the Astros from the previous day.
On June 23, 2015, the Cincinnati Reds acquired Schuster,[17] who assigned him to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Southern League.
[18] A free agent after the 2015 season, Schuster signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics in November 2015.
Schuster had a 1.30 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 28 games for Nashville, and the Athletics promoted him to the major leagues on July 4.
On August 12, 2016, the Philadelphia Phillies claimed Schuster off of waivers and optioned him to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Triple–A International League.