Schweitzer is the 416th NWL alum to debut in MLB
Rochester, Minn. – Former Lakeshore Chinook Tyler Schweitzer made his Major League debut on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Schweitzer is the 416th former Northwoods League player to reach the Major League level.
Schweitzer, who played collegiately at Ball State University, played for the Chinooks in 2021. He was drafted in the 5th round of the 2022 MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox.
In 2021 with the Chinooks, Schweitzer appeared in 15 games and was 2-4 with a 4.25 ERA. He struck out 45 batters in 36.0 innings and had one save.
Schweitzer began his professional career in 2023 with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers of the A Level Carolina League. After 13 games he was promoted to the Winston-Salem Dash of the High A South Atlantic League. Between the two clubs he appeared in 23 games and was 7-4 with a 3.94 ERA. He struck out 121 batters in 107.1 innings.
In 2024, he began the year with the Dash and then was promoted, after nine games, to the Birmingham Barons of the Double A Southern League. In 25 total games he was 7-9 with a 4.02 ERA and had 136 strikeouts in 132.0 innings.
Schweitzer started the 2025 season with Birmingham. After 12 appearances he moved up to the Charlotte Knights of the Triple A International League. For the year he pitched in a combined 27 games between the two teams and was 8-2 with 4.61 ERA.
Schweitzer began the 2026 season with Charlotte and pitched in two games with a 1.80 ERA and four strikeouts across 5.0 innings. In his Major League debut against the Baltimore Orioles, Schweitzer entered the game in relief and pitched 1.1 innings allowing one run on two hits while striking out one.
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The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 26 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 410 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion and Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (BAL) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (NYM). League games are viewable live on FloSports.tv.