Biography

BIOGRAPHY

J.B. Wendelken was born March 24, 1993, in Savannah, Georgia. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Wendelken was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 13th round of the 2012 MLB draft out of Middle Georgia College.

In 2016, he was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to begin the season. On May 8, 2016, he was recalled by the Athletics and made his MLB debut that night.[4] He went back and forth between Nashville and Oakland for the rest of the season before being outrighted to Triple-A at the season's end.

In 2018, he began the season at Triple-A. His contract was purchased by the Athletics on July 14, 2018.[5] In 2020, Wendelken recorded 31 strikeouts in 25 innings and an ERA of 1.80 in 21 games.