The Miami Marlins placed third baseman Joey Wendle (hamstring) on the 10-day injured list on Friday with a right hamstring strain and activated third baseman Brian Anderson from the COVID-19 injured list in a corresponding move. Wendle's IL placement is retroactive to May 12. Wendle left the game early on Wednesday with more right hamstring tightness. It's a blow to the Marlins, as he was hitting a solid .304 with two home runs and four stolen bases over 87 plate appearances. It's unknown if ...

Miami Marlins third baseman Joey Wendle (hamstring) left the game early on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks with right hamstring tightness. Wendle left the game in the third inning, but he did some damage before departing by going 2-for-2 with a two-run home run, just his second round-tripper of the year in 25 games. Infielder Erik Gonzalez replaced Wendle for the Fish. The 32-year-old should be considered day-to-day for now, but he also missed three games last week with the same ...

Miami Marlins infielder Joey Wendle (hamstring) will miss his third straight game on Wednesday as the team takes on Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Wendle is currently dealing with hamstring soreness. The team is considering the injury minor. There's a chance we could see him back on the field during one of the first couple games of the team's upcoming four-game set against the San Diego Padres, which begins on Thursday. The 32-year-old is off to a nice start to the season, ...

The Miami Marlins and third baseman Joey Wendle have settled on a contract, avoiding arbitration. The 31-year-old will have a salary of $4.55 million for the 2022 season. Additionally, if the club passes on his option for 2023, he will make another $75K. Wendle is off to a nice start to his Marlins career. Over 12 games this year, he's slashing .314/.368/.400 with three doubles, four RBI and four runs scored.

Infielder Joey Wendle is on the move, as the Tampa Bay Rays have traded the 31-year-old to the Miami Marlins in exchange for outfield prospect Kameron Misner. Wendle has spent the last four seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, slashing .265/.319/.422 with 11 homers and eight steals in 2021. He should see plenty of playing time at second base, third base, and shortstop, and is under club control through the 2023 season via arbitration. The move opens up playing time in Tampa Bay for Taylor Walls and ...

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Julian Merryweather and the Toronto Blue Jays. Taylor Walls is getting the start at shortstop and batting ninth in the game. Wendle has continued to be a steady and consistent producer for the Rays lately. He's reached base in six straight games and he's slashing .258/.333/.419 over the month of September as a whole. He has career-highs in home runs (11) and runs scored (69) this season. His ...

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Monday's 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. He blasted a solo shot off Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki in the eighth inning to increase the Rays' lead 6-4. It was his 11th long ball of the season. The 31-year-old continues to see everyday at-bats while Wander Franco (hamstring) is sidelined. Franco could return from the 10-day injured list on Friday, sending Wendle back into a utility ...

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle will take a seat on the bench for Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to MLB.com. Wendle has put up decent offensive numbers this season, slashing .274/.324./436 with 10 HRs and seven stolen bases over 122 games. He's a fine player to roster in many leagues, not hurting fantasy managers in any specific category. However, Wendle has batted just .198 off of left-handers this season, so it wouldn't be a good matchup with Robbie Ray on the...

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Joey Wendle went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, and an additional run scored during Saturday's 7-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. He belted a solo shot into the right-center field seats in the fourth inning to extend the Rays lead 4-0. The 31-year-old tripled and beat Tigers' third baseman Jeimer Candelario's throw at the plate to score his second run of the game. Wendle should see an everyday role with the Rays placing rookie phenom Wander Franco (hamstring) on the...

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Joey Wendle isn't starting on Thursday against the Boston Red Sox and left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez. Wendle is batting .273 with a .323 on-base percentage, nine home runs, and six stolen bases in 409 plate appearances this season. The Rays will start Taylor Walls at third base instead of the veteran on Thursday. Walls, who is hitting ninth against Rodriguez, is batting .207 with a .308 on-base percentage, one home run, and three stolen bases in 134 plate ...