He made his MLB debut in 2016 with the Padres and was named the National League's Rookie of the Month for July 2016.

In late July, he earned a promotion to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Class AA Eastern League, where he finished the 2012 campaign.

[3] He split the 2014 season with New Hampshire and the Buffalo Bisons of the Class AAA International League, appearing in 117 games and hitting .227 with 24 home runs and 58 RBIs.

[5] Schimpf began the 2016 season with the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL).

[6] The Padres promoted Schimpf to the major leagues on June 14, 2016,[7] making his debut that night against the Miami Marlins as a third baseman.

[8] On July 24, Schimpf set a Padres rookie record by slugging his ninth home run of the calendar month.

He hit his record-breaking home run against Nationals reliever Shawn Kelley to tie the game in the eighth inning, leading to a 10-6 Padres victory.

[11] On August 12, 2016, Schimpf hit his first career grand slam off of New York Mets starting pitcher Logan Verrett.