LaMonte Wade

LaMonte Aaron Wade Jr. (born January 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the University of Maryland, College Park. The Minnesota Twins selected Wade in the ninth round of the 2015 MLB draft. He previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, with whom he made his MLB debut in 2019.

LaMonte Wade
Wade with the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2016
San Francisco Giants
Outfielder
Born: (1994-01-01) January 1, 1994
Baltimore, Maryland
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 28, 2019, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.211
Home runs2
Runs batted in6
Teams

Amateur career

Wade attended St. Paul's School in Brooklandville, Maryland. He played baseball and basketball.[1] In baseball he played outfield and pitched. He was named to the All-Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association team in 2010, 2011, and 2012, to the 2011 and 2012 Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches Preseason All-State team, and to the 2011 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Second Team.[1] He was also named to the 2012 Preseason Under Armour All-American Team, the 2012 Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team, and was ranked the No. 1 prospect in the class of 2012 in Maryland by Dynamic Baseball.[1]

He then attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he played college baseball for the Maryland Terrapins. He played as a first baseman in his freshman year, but then became a center fielder.[2] In 2015 he batted .335/.453 (2nd in the Big Ten Conference)/.468.[3] For the Terrapins, Wade had a .394 on-base percentage in three seasons, walking more times than he struck out.[4] In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5]

Professional career

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins selected Wade in the ninth round, with the 260th overall selection, of the 2015 MLB draft. He made his professional debut with the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, batted .312/.428 (6th in the league)/.506 with a .934 OPS (7th) and 46 walks (2nd), 5 triples (3rd), 9 home runs (6th), 44 RBIs (4th), and 12 stolen bases (8th), and was a Appalachian League post-season All Star.[6][7] He was promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League in the final week of the season.[4][8][9]

Wade began the 2016 season with Cedar Rapids.[8] He started in the 2016 Midwest League All-Star Game.[10] Following the All-Star Game, the Twins promoted Wade to the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[11][12] Wade finished 2016 batting .293/.402/.438 with eight home runs and 51 runs batted in (RBIs).[13] He was an MILB.com organization All Star.[6]

Wade spent the 2017 season with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League where he batted .292./.397 (10th in the league)/.408 with 74 runs (6th), seven home runs and 67 RBIs (7th), while leading the league with 11 sacrifice flies, coming in second with five intentional walks, and drawing 76 walks (third in the league).[14] He was a Southern League mid-season All Star.[6] After the season, the Twins assigned Wade to the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[15]

Wade began the 2018 season in Chattanooga. He was a Southern League mid-season All Star.[6]. He was promoted to the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League in June.[16] The Twins added Wade to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[17] He opened the 2019 season back with Rochester.[18]

On June 27, 2019, the Twins promoted Wade to the major leagues.[19] He made his major league debut on June 28 versus the Chicago White Sox.[20]

San Francisco Giants

On February 4, 2021, the Twins traded Wade to the San Francisco Giants for pitcher Shaun Anderson.[21]

Personal life

Wade is from Owings Mills, Maryland.[22] He has a brother, named Jamal,[23] who also plays baseball for the Terrapins.[22]

References
  1. "LaMonte Wade - Baseball". University of Maryland Athletics.
  2. "Versatile LaMonte Wade blossoming into a star for Terps". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. "2015 Big Ten Conference Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "In passing on Stefon Diggs and LaMonte Wade, Ravens and Orioles missed out on Terps talent". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  5. "#9 LaMonte Wade". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  6. "LaMonte Wade Jr Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
  7. "2015 Appalachian League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. "LaMonte Wade continues torrid start as Cedar Rapids Kernels topple Clinton, 7-3". The Gazette. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  9. "LaMonte Wade joins Kernels from Elizabethton; Chris Paul activated from DL - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. September 2, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  10. "LaMonte Wade, Luis Arraez of C.R. Kernels named starters for Midwest League All-Star Game". The Gazette. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  11. "A bunch of new faces to begin 2nd half for Cedar Rapids Kernels". The Gazette. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  12. "Florida State League notebook: Minnesota Twins' LaMonte Wade continues to impress since promotion to Fort Myers Miracle". MiLB.com. August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  13. "LaMonte Wade Jr Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  14. "2017 Southern League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  15. "Surprise Saguaros Active Roster". Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. Bollinger, Rhett (November 20, 2018). "Twins protect Nick Gordon from Rule 5 Draft | Minnesota Twins". Mlb.com. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  18. "LaMonte Wade". Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  19. Connor Byrne. "Twins To Call Up LaMonte Wade Jr". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  20. Phill Miller (June 29, 2019). "Debut of Twins rookie LaMonte Wade Jr. has its ups and downs". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  21. Guardado, Maria (February 4, 2021). "Giants add OF Wade Jr. in deal with Twins". MLB.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  22. "St. Paul's graduate LaMonte Wade is part of historic run for Terps baseball team". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  23. "Proficiency at table tennis helps LaMonte Wade turn into a Midwest League all-star". The Gazette. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
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