About Joey Wendle
Joseph Patrick Wendle is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, and New York Mets. Wendle made his MLB debut in 2016 with the Athletics. He is one of the few MLB players to not use batting gloves. 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. Wendle was the first Rays player since 2011 to hit.300, and the first rookie to ever reach that mark. For the season, Wendle hit.286 with 4 home runs and 17 RBIs as the Rays clinched their first division title in ten years. He won the Lou Boudreau Award as the Indians minor league player of the year.
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