Bio

Joseph Patrick Wendle (born April 26, 1990) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Oakland Athletics from 2016 to 2017 and for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2018 to 2021. Wendle was born in Wilmington, Delaware on April 26, 1990. He attended Avon Grove High School in West Grove, Pennsylvania, and West Chester University. Wendle was a four-year starter for the West Chester Golden Rams baseball team, where he compiled a .366 career batting average with 23 home runs and 185 runs batted in (RBIs). During his senior season, Wendle hit .399 with 12 home runs and 59 RBI as the Golden Rams went on to win the 2012 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament. 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. Wendle made his MLB debut August 31, 2016, for the Oakland Athletics.