Person in history
Joey Wendle
Joey Wendle, American baseball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1990 · April 26
- Age this year
- 36No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 36th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Joseph Patrick Wendle is an American former professional baseball infielder. 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.
Early life
Early life Wendle was born in Wilmington, Delaware on April 26, 1990. He attended Avon Grove High School in West Grove, Pennsylvania , and West Chester University of Pennsylvania . [ 1 ] Wendle played travel baseball for the Chester County Crawdads. 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). [ 2 ] During his senior season,
Why this date
Joey Wendle appears on our April 26 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1990.
- September 12Allied Control Council
- September 91990 Batticaloa massacre
- September 11Faucett Perú
- November 17Mount Unzen
- July 22Greg LeMond
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1990Matt ShivelySeptember 15
- 1990Lelisa DesisaJanuary 14
- 1990Robert Griffin IIIFebruary 12
- 1990Petar FilipovićSeptember 14
- 1990Lachlan CooteApril 6
- 1990Shaun JohnsonSeptember 9
- 1990Godfrey OboabonaAugust 16
- 1990Megan StalterSeptember 15
Sources
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“Joey Wendle”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/joey-wendle, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Joey Wendle
When was Joey Wendle born?
April 26 1990.
How old would Joey Wendle be today?
36 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 26?
Nevin Spence, Coke (footballer), Delon Wright and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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