{{Short description|American baseball player (born 1992)}} {{for|the American football player|Robert Wahl}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox MLB player |name = Bobby Wahl |image = Bobby Wahl ST 2017.jpg |caption = Wahl with the Oakland Athletics |position = Pitcher |bats = Right |throws = Right |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|21}} |birth_place = Springfield, Virginia, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = May 3 |debutyear = 2017 |debutteam = Oakland Athletics |finalleague = MLB |finaldate = July 28 |finalyear = 2020 |finalteam = Milwaukee Brewers |statleague = MLB |stat1label = Win–loss record |stat1value = 0–2 |stat2label = Earned run average |stat2value = 7.63 |stat3label = Strikeouts |stat3value = 16 |teams = * Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|2017}}) * New York Mets ({{mlby|2018}}) * Milwaukee Brewers ({{mlby|2020}}) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's baseball}} {{MedalCountry | the {{bb|USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition | Haarlem Baseball Week}} {{MedalBronze | 2012 | Team}} }}
'''Robert Martin Wahl''' (born March 21, 1992) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and Milwaukee Brewers.
Wahl played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels. The Athletics selected him in the 2013 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut for the Oakland Athletics in 2017, and was traded to the Mets in 2018. The Mets traded him to the Brewers before the 2019 season.
==Amateur career== Wahl attended West Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. When he enrolled at West Springfield, he began training with Brian Snyder, a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. As a senior, he pitched his high school's baseball team into the state championship game, finishing his high school career with a 28–1 win–loss record and 284 strikeouts.<ref name=braces/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/06/AR2010060603038.html |title=West Springfield's Bobby Wahl owes his love of baseball to his grandfather|first=Preston|last=Williams|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 7, 2010|access-date=March 3, 2014}}</ref> He was named the 2010 All-Met Player of the Year by the Washington Post.<ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Preston|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/recruiting-insider/wp/2013/06/05/west-springfield-grad-bobby-wahl-tops-local-draft-class/|title=West Springfield grad Bobby Wahl tops local draft class|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=March 3, 2014}}</ref> The Cleveland Indians selected Wahl in the 39th round of the 2010 MLB draft, but he did not sign.<ref name=braces/>
Wahl enrolled at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), where he played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels baseball team. Wahl suffered elbow tendinitis during his freshman season. Though he began his career as a starting pitcher, he returned from injury as a relief pitcher, and finished the season as the Rebels' closer. After his 2011 freshman year at Ole Miss, Wahl played collegiate summer baseball for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was a closer and was named a league All-Star.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=148936&seasonid=532 |title=#44 Bobby Wahl - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> After his sophomore year, he joined the United States national collegiate baseball team, recording two saves in a five-game series against the Cuban national baseball team.<ref name=braces/>
In his junior year, Wahl shared the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week Award on April 22, 2013, with Aaron Nola of the Louisiana State Tigers after recording his first career shutout in a game against the Tennessee Volunteers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2013/04/mississippi_states_nick_ammira.html|title=Mississippi State's Nick Ammirati, Ole Miss' Bobby Wahl honored by SEC|website=gulflive.com|date=April 22, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2014}}</ref> Wahl finished the season with a 10–0 record and a 2.03 earned run average.<ref name=signs/><ref>{{cite web|author=Parrish Alford|url=http://djournal.com/sports/rebels-stay-alive-bobby-wahl-shuts-down-bearcats-to-earn-his-10th-victory-2/|title=Rebels stay alive: Bobby Wahl shuts down Bearcats to earn his 10th victory|website=Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal|date=June 2, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092704/http://djournal.com/sports/rebels-stay-alive-bobby-wahl-shuts-down-bearcats-to-earn-his-10th-victory-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was named a second-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.clarionledger.com/um/2013/06/12/turner-wahl-named-all-americans/|title=Turner, Wahl named All-Americans|website=The Clarion-Ledger|date=June 12, 2013|first=Hugh|last=Kellenberger|access-date=March 3, 2014}}</ref> and was projected to be a first-round pick in the upcoming MLB draft by ''Baseball America'' and MLB.com.<ref name=braces>{{cite web |first=Dan|last=Friedell|url=http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20130529/SPORTS/130529103/1267/bobby-wahl-braces-for-mlb-draft&template=fairfaxTimes|title=Bobby Wahl braces for MLB Draft|website=Fairfax Times|date=May 29, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140303211319/http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20130529/SPORTS/130529103/1267/bobby-wahl-braces-for-mlb-draft&template=fairfaxTimes |archive-date=March 3, 2014 }}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Oakland Athletics=== The Oakland Athletics selected Wahl in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB draft, with the 161st overall selection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.clarionledger.com/um/2013/06/07/bobby-wahl-finally-goes-leaves-door-just-slightly-open-for-return/|title=Bobby Wahl finally goes, leaves door just slightly open for return|date=June 7, 2013|first=Hugh|last=Kellenberger|website=The Clarion-Ledger|access-date=March 3, 2014}}</ref> Wahl signed with the Athletics for a $500,000 signing bonus, almost double the recommended bonus for the draft position.<ref name=signs>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.clarionledger.com/um/2013/06/20/wahl-signs-with-oakland-ending-ole-miss-career/?nclick_check=1|title=Wahl signs with Oakland, ending Ole Miss career|date=June 20, 2013|first=Hugh |last=Kellenberger|website=The Clarion-Ledger|access-date=March 3, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, Wahl began the year with the Beloit Snappers of the Class A Midwest League, and was their Opening Day starting pitcher. Later in the season, the Snappers shifted Wahl to the bullpen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beloitdailynews.com/sports/nd-half-fresh-start-for-beloit/article_9b80014e-f631-11e3-8e81-001a4bcf887a.html|title=2nd half fresh start for Beloit|website=Beloit Daily News|access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> The Athletics promoted Wahl to the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League later in the season,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recordnet.com/article/20140829/Sports/140839983|title=Offense comes up big once again|website=The Record|access-date=September 25, 2014}}</ref> and assigned him to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Texas League in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrt.com/sports/article_c4818118-dda2-11e4-9ee3-8771614536c7.html|title=ROCKHOUNDS: 2015 roster is released|website=Midland Reporter-Telegram|date=April 7, 2015|access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref>
Wahl began the 2016 season with Stockton, and received promotions to Midland and the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. He led all Athletics' minor leaguers with 14 saves. After the 2016 season, the Athletics added him to their 40-man roster.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Hickey|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/18/blackburn-barreto-among-five-promoted-to-40-man-roster-by-as/|title=A's promote five minor leagues to Oakland's 40-man roster|website=The Mercury News|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> He began the 2017 season with Nashville, earning three saves and posting a 1.93 ERA with 14 strikeouts in {{frac|9|1|3}} innings pitched. On May 3, the Athletics promoted Wahl to the major leagues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/05/athletics-place-sean-doolittle-on-10-day-dl-designate-cesar-valdez.html|title=Athletics Place Sean Doolittle On 10-Day DL, Designate Cesar Valdez|last=Todd|first=Jeff|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date=May 3, 2017|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> He made his major league debut that night, pitching in relief against the Minnesota Twins.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lockard |first1=Melissa |title=The future is now for the Oakland A's and Bobby Wahl |url=https://247sports.com/mlb/athletics/Article/The-future-is-now-for-the-Oakland-As-and-Bobby-Wahl-74907959/ |access-date=August 9, 2018 |work=OaklandHardball.com |date=May 10, 2017}}</ref> He pitched {{frac|7|2|3}} innings for Oakland before suffering a shoulder injury. He had surgery in August to correct thoracic outlet syndrome.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Jane|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/as-bobby-wahl-remaining-positive/c-266544850|title=A's Bobby Wahl remaining positive|website=MLB.com|date=May 24, 2018|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref> The Athletics sent him outright to Triple-A after the season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Todd|first=Jeff|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/11/athletics-acquire-ramon-laureano-outright-bobby-wahl.html|title=Athletics Acquire Ramon Laureano, Outright Bobby Wahl|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date=November 20, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2017}}</ref>
===New York Mets=== On July 21, 2018, the Athletics traded Wahl and Will Toffey to the New York Mets in exchange for Jeurys Familia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Jane|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/as-land-jeurys-familia-from-mets/c-286682902 |title=A's land Jeurys Familia from Mets|website=MLB.com|date=May 24, 2018|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref> The Mets promoted Wahl to the major leagues on August 2.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sears|first=Ethan|url=https://nypost.com/2018/08/02/mets-ready-for-up-close-look-at-their-jeurys-familia-return/|title=Mets will call up Bobby Wahl, who they acquired in Jeurys Familia trade|website=New York Post|date=August 2, 2018|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref> Wahl went on the disabled list on August 17 due to a strained hamstring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-recall-daniel-zamora-bobby-wahl-on-dl-c290740648|title=Zamora called, makes MLB debut; Wahl to DL|author=Anthony DicComo|website=MLB.com|date=August 17, 2018|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref> He pitched in seven games for the Mets, recording a 10.13 ERA in {{frac|5|1|3}} innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/03/03/pitcher-mets-just-traded-away-tears-his-acl/|title=Pitcher Mets just traded away tears his ACL|author=Mark W. Sanchez|website=New York Post|date=March 3, 2019|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref>
===Milwaukee Brewers=== On January 5, 2019, the Mets traded Wahl, Adam Hill, and Felix Valerio to the Milwaukee Brewers for Keon Broxton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://madison.com/wsj/sports/baseball/professional/brewers-trade-keon-broxton-to-mets-for-relief-pitcher-and/article_6c523b22-38a6-5157-a84a-2d03f36c916b.html|title=Brewers trade Keon Broxton to Mets for relief pitcher and two prospects|website=Wisconsin State Journal|date=January 6, 2019|agency=Associated Press|access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref> During spring training in 2019, Wahl tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, ending his season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/bobby-wahl-likely-miss-2019-175909241.html|title=Bobby Wahl likely to miss 2019 season with torn ACL|author=Ashley Varela|website=Yahoo Sports|date=March 3, 2019|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref> Wahl returned to game action following the 2019 season, playing for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/brewers-bobby-wahl-added-to-afl-roster/|title=Brewers' Bobby Wahl: Added to AFL roster|author=RotoWire staff|website=CBSSports.com|date=October 8, 2019|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2020 for Milwaukee, Wahl only appeared in three games, recording a 11.57 ERA with one strikeout in {{frac|2|1|3}} innings pitched.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wahlbo01.shtml|title=Bobby Wahl Stats|work=Baseball Reference|accessdate=July 13, 2021}}</ref>
On April 10, 2021, Wahl was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right oblique strain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/04/brewers-to-place-kolten-wong-on-10-day-il.html|title=Brewers Place Kolten Wong On 10-Day IL|website=MLB Trade Rumors |date=April 10, 2021 }}</ref> He was activated off of the injured list on May 31, and was optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/05/injured-list-returns-fraley-lopes-wahl.html|title=Injured List Returns: Fraley, Lopes, Wahl|website=MLB Trade Rumors |date=May 31, 2021 }}</ref> On June 30, Wahl was designated for assignment by the Brewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/06/brewers-designate-bobby-wahl-for-assignment.html|title= Brewers Designate Bobby Wahl For Assignment|last=Zencka|first=TC|work=mlbtraderumors.com|date= June 30, 2021}}</ref>
===Los Angeles Dodgers=== On June 30, 2021, Wahl was claimed off of waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers and optioned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-injuries-and-roster-moves|title=Injuries & Roster Moves: Wahl claimed|work=mlb.com|date=June 30, 2021|accessdate=June 30, 2021}}</ref> He appeared in just two games in Oklahoma City, allowing three runs to score in one inning of work and exiting his final game on July 6 with an injury after just two pitches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2021/7/13/22575980/los-angeles-dodgers-mlb-newsjimmie-sherfy|title=Dodgers claim Jimmie Sherfy off waivers from Giants |first=Blake|last=Harris|work=SB Nation|date=July 13, 2021|accessdate=July 13, 2021}}</ref> Wahl was designated for assignment on July 13,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/07/dodgers-claim-jimmie-sherfy.html|title=Dodgers Claim Jimmie Sherfy, Designate Bobby Wahl|work=MLB Trade Rumors|first=Mark|last=Plishuk|date=July 13, 2021|accessdate=July 13, 2021}}</ref> and was released by the Dodgers organization the same day.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/transactions/|title=Major League Baseball Transactions|website=Major League Baseball}}</ref> Wahl re-signed with the Dodgers organization on a minor league contract on July 15.<ref name="auto"/>
Wahl made six appearances for Oklahoma City in 2022, but struggled to a 15.43 ERA with six strikeouts across {{fraction|4|2|3}} innings pitched. He was released by the Dodgers organization on July 31, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.truebluela.com/2022/8/1/23286207/dodgers-ryan-pepiot-gavin-stone-openers-minors|title=Dodgers' Ryan Pepiot, Gavin Stone, Ben Casparius follow openers on Sunday in minors|first=Eric|last=Stephen|date=August 1, 2022|website=True Blue LA}}</ref>
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