BIOGRAPHY
Patrick Wisdom was born August 27, 1991, in Murrieta, California. He is an infielder in the MLB.
On December 11, 2018, Wisdom was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Drew Robinson. In 2019, Wisdom was optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to open the season. On April 7, 2019, Wisdom was recalled to the major league roster when Ronald Guzmán was placed on the injured list. On July 6, Wisdom was designated for assignment. On July 10, he cleared waivers and was outrighted to Nashville. He finished the season with Nashville hitting .240/.330/.513/.843 with 31 home runs and 74 RBI. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.
On August 23, 2020, Wisdom signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. On September 25, 2020, Wisdom was selected to the 40-man and active rosters. He made his first appearance of 2020 that day as a pinch hitter for Anthony Rizzo. Wisdom was designated for assignment on September 27 following the promotion of Brailyn Márquez. Wisdom elected free agency on October 7, 2020.
On January 5, 2021, Wisdom re-signed with the Cubs organization on a minor league contract. On May 25, 2021, Wisdom was selected to the active roster. On May 31, 2021, Wisdom hit a pair of solo home runs in a Wrigley Field game against the San Diego Padres. The following day Wisdom hit another, giving him 4 homers in 8 games with the Cubs. On June 7, Wisdom was named the NL Player of the Week, after hitting .435 (10-for-23) with a 1.719 OPS and 6 home runs. He also became one of three players to hit as many as seven homers within their first eight starts with a team, joining Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story (2016) and Cincinnati Reds outfielder Aristides Aquino (2019). On June 8, Wisdom hit his eighth home run of the year. He became the first player in the modern era of baseball to hit 8 home runs in his first 36 plate appearances as a starter.
In 2022 he led the majors in strikeout rate (34.3%), and batted .207/.298/.426 with 25 home runs, 66 RBIs, and 183 strikeouts (2nd in the NL) in 134 games.