JOEY WENDLE NEWS

Joins lineup late Wendle will start at third base and bat sixth Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Impact The 30-year-old was originally stationed on the bench for Saturday's contest, but he'll join the starting nine with Yandy Diaz (head) a late scratch. Wendle has a .295/.368/.459 slash line through 68 plate appearances and could see more consistent at-bats if Diaz is forced to miss time.

AUGUST 22, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Drives in three Wendle went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's 10-5 win over the Yankees.

Impact Wendle tied the game at two with a two-run double in the fifth and gave the Rays a 5-4 lead with a run-scoring single an inning later. The infielder is slashing .281/.349/.456 on the year.

AUGUST 21, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Zunino goes deep, Rays sweep Yanks for 1st in AL East

The Tampa Bay Rays completed their first sweep at Yankee Stadium in six years and took over first place in the AL East, getting a three-run homer from Mike Zunino in a 10-5 victory...

AUGUST 20, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Busy on bases Friday Wendle went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in a loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.

Impact Wendle was also charged with a pair of errors, so it was a mixed bag of a night overall for the infielder. Wendle now has a modest three-game hitting streak going, which comes on the heels of an 0-for-8 skid earlier in the month.

AUGUST 15, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Laces clutch three-bagger Wendle went 1-for-3 with a game-tying RBI triple in a win over the Red Sox on Monday.

Impact Wendle's one hit of the night made an impact, as it plated Yandy Diaz in the fifth inning to knot the score up at 4-4. The triple was Wendle's second of August, and it snapped a modest 0-for-7 stretch that had encompassed the last three games in which he'd logged an official at-bat. The 30-year-old seems much more like himself in the batter's box than at any point during an injury-marred 2019, as he's now slashing an impressive .289/.357/.500 across his first 42 plate appearances and sports a minuscule, career-low 9.5 percent strikeout rate.

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Kiermaier, Margot lead hit parade as Rays beat Red Sox 8-7

Kevin Kiermaier hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the seventh inning, Manuel Margot had four hits and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-7

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Standout night in win Wendle went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Red Sox on Tuesday.

Impact The versatile infielder has looked like a completely different hitter thus far in 2020 compared to last season, as Wendle's clean bill of health has allowed him to rediscover the stroke that led to a pair of .300-average campaigns in 2017 and 2018. Tuesday's three-bagger and steal were both firsts for the 30-year-old in the current season, while the multi-hit tally was his third in the last seven games.

AUGUST 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Hot start continues Wendle went 2-for-3 with a run in a loss to the Braves on Wednesday.

Impact Wendle's multi-hit tally was the only one of the night for the Rays, and it extended his hitting streak to four games. The versatile infielder endured a difficult, injury-plagued season in 2019, but he appears back to the form that led to him hitting at least .300 in each of his first two Rays campaigns back in 2017-18.

JULY 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting with shoulder soreness Choi (shoulder) is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Braves.

Impact He exited Tuesday's game with right shoulder soreness and will need at least another day to get right. Yandy Diaz will start at first base while Joey Wendle occupies the hot corner. Choi could be available off the bench, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

JULY 29, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Tsutsugo gets key hit as Rays beat Braves 5-2

Yoshi Tsutsugo had a two-run single during a five-run third inning and the Tampa Bay Rays won their fourth consecutive game, 5-2 over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night

JULY 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Renfroe homers twice, Rays fan 19 Braves in 14-5 romp

Hunter Renfroe homered twice and Tampa Bay pitchers set a team nine-inning record with 19 strikeouts in the Rays’ 14-5 romp over the Atlanta Braves

JULY 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pops first homer Monday Wendle went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's 14-5 rout of Atlanta.

Impact Getting the start at third base, Wendle took Mike Foltynewicz deep in the fourth inning for his first homer of the season. After a disappointing, injury-plagued 2019, the 30-year-old is looking to re-establish himself as a key piece in the Rays' infield.

JULY 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Bounces back in second sim game Poche tossed a scoreless inning in Sunday's simulated game and looked much sharper than in his first outing Thursday, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact Poche needed just 13 pitches to get through the trio of Mike Brosseau and Joey Wendle, inducing flyouts from the pair before recording a swinging strikeout of Michael Perez. Poche mentioned he'd been working on upping his use of the slider after his first sim game Thursday, but he'd been notably less precise with his control in that appearance. The 26-year-old southpaw is looking to solidify his bullpen spot after a rocky six-appearance Grapefruit League stint (7.94 ERA across 5.2 innings).

JULY 13, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Rays put Meadows on IL with thumb sprain, reinstate Wendle

Tampa Bay Rays place outfielder Austin Meadows on 10-day injured list with sprained right thumb, reinstate infielder Joey Wendle

APRIL 21, 2019

Rays place infielder Joey Wendle on 10-day IL with left hamstring strain

The Tampa Bay Rays have placed infielder Joey Wendle on the 10-day injured list after he strained his left hamstring vs. Houston.

APRIL 1, 2019

Rays put Wendle on 10-day IL with hamstring strain

Tampa Bay Rays place infielder Joey Wendle on 10-day injured list with strained left hamstring

APRIL 1, 2019

Avisail Garcia, Joey Wendle drive in runs, but Rays fall to Red Sox 3-2

J.D. Martinez had an RBI double for just his third hit this spring for Boston. Avisail Garcia and Joey Wendle drove in runs for Tampa Bay.

MARCH 18, 2019