Name Joey Wendle Role Baseball athlete | Height 1.80 m Weight 88 kg | |
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Current team Oakland Athletics (Infielder) Profiles | ||
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Joseph Patrick Wendle (born April 26, 1990) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Joey wendle doubles for the sounds
Career
Wendle attended Avon Grove High School and West Chester University. The Cleveland Indians selected Wendle in the sixth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. In 61 games he hit .327/.375/.469 with four home runs and 37 runs batted in (RBIs).
Wendle played the 2013 season with the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. He hit .295/.372/.513 with 16 home runs and 64 RBIs over 107 games. He won the Lou Boudreau Award as the Indians minor league player of the year. He started the 2014 season with the Akron RubberDucks of the Class AA Eastern League.
On December 8, 2014, the Indians traded Wendle to the Oakland Athletics for Brandon Moss. 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. The Athletics added him to their 40-man roster after the season.
Wendle began the 2016 season with Nashville. The Athletics promoted Wendle to the major leagues on August 31, 2016. He made his major league debut that day.