Davis Wendzel
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| Davis Wendzel | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Wendzel with the Round Rock Express in 2022 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: May 23, 1997 Irvine, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 9, 2024, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .128 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Davis McKee Wendzel (born May 23, 1997) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. He played college baseball for the Baylor Bears. The Rangers selected him selected in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut with Texas in 2024, playing 27 games before the team traded him to the Reds.
Wendzel attended JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California.[1] He enrolled at Baylor University to play college baseball for the Baylor Bears.
In 2017, Wendzel's freshman year at Baylor, he appeared in 50 games (47 being starts), hitting .301 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs, earning a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.[2][3] As a sophomore in 2018, he started 58 games and batted .310 with eight home runs and 49 RBIs.[4] He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 37th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign.[5] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks that summer.[6][7] In 2019, his junior season, he hit .367 with eight home runs, 42 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 46 games and was named the 2019 Big 12 Co-Player of the Year, along with future teammate Josh Jung of Texas Tech.[8][9]
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