Joey Wendle
| Joey Wendle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics – No. 52 | |||
| Second baseman | |||
|
Born: April 26, 1990 Wilmington, Delaware | |||
| |||
| MLB debut | |||
| August 31, 2016, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through September 9, 2016) | |||
| Batting average | .286 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 4 | ||
| Teams | |||
| |||
Joseph Patrick Wendle (born April 26, 1990) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Wendle was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the sixth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft out of West Chester University.[1][2] He made his professional debut with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.[3] In 61 games he hit .327/.375/.469 with four home runs and 37 runs batted in (RBI).[4]
Wendle played the 2013 season with the Carolina Mudcats.[5] He hit .295/.372/.513 with 16 home runs and 64 RBI over 107 games. He won the Lou Boudreau Award as the Indians minor league player of the year.[6][7] He started the 2014 season with the Akron RubberDucks.[8][9]
On December 8, 2014, the Indians traded Wendle to the Oakland Athletics for Brandon Moss.[10] On April 21, 2015, Wendle (as a member of Oakland's Triple-A affiliate, the Nashville Sounds) hit the first home run in the history of First Tennessee Park.[11] The Athletics added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[12]
The Athletics promoted Wendle to the major leagues on August 31, 2016. He made his major league debut that day.[13]
References
- ↑ "West Chester's Wendle Follows Up Title With Draft". CBS Philadelphia. June 7, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ "oe Wendle Selected In Sixth Round By Cleveland Indians". Wcupagoldenrams.com. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ "West Chester's Wendle Just Keeps On Hitting". CBS Philadelphia. August 23, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Wendle making a name for himself in minors". Daily Local News. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Indians: Carolina second baseman Joe Wendle could be hidden gem in Tribe's farm system". News-Herald. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Wendle, Anderson named Indians' top Minor Leaguers". MLB.com. November 21, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Cleveland Indians name Joe Wendle, Cody Anderson minor league players of the year". The Plain Dealer. November 21, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ Legard, Ron (December 20, 2013). "Indians name David Wallace as manager of RubberDucks along with rest of coaching staff". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ Cahill, Teddy (June 17, 2014). "Lindor, Wendle erupt at plate for Double-A Akron". MLB.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Indians acquire Brandon Moss". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Sounds Bested By Dodgers In Series Opener". MILB.com. April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ↑ Wendle, Torres added to A's 40-man roster
- ↑ Ray, Jordan (August 31, 2016). "Wendle gets callup for Major League debut". MLB.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Joey Wendle on Twitter
- West Chester Golden Rams bio