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- Updated: August 31, 2016
HOUSTON — With veteran outfielder Coco Crisp being traded to Cleveland on Wednesday, the A’s decided to give a younger guy his first shot at the big leagues. Oakland called up infielder Joey Wendle, who made his Major League debut in Wednesday afternoon’s 4-3 loss to Houston at Minute Maid Park.
Wendle was slotted at seventh in the lineup, playing second base. Though he didn’t get a hit in the game, he did manage to get on base twice, once on a fielding error by Carlos Correa and again on a wild-pitch strikeout. He also scored a run on a triple from Jake Smolinski.
“That was cool,” Wendle said of scoring after his first at-bat. “I was glad I hit the ball hard, had a good at-bat, quality at-bat, and scoring a run was awesome. That’s the goal. That’s more important than getting hits.”
The 26-year-old out of West Chester University of Pennsylvania had been on fire, batting .340 with 36 hits, eight doubles and 15 RBIs during August with Triple-A Nashville.
“He’s been swinging really well, probably the best out of here as of late, and his defense has been terrific,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “So we always hope for some good timing when a guy comes to …
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