LaMonte Wade


LaMonte Aaron Wade Jr. is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.

Career

Wade attended St. Paul's School in Brooklandville, Maryland, and the University of Maryland, College Park, where he played college baseball for the Maryland Terrapins. He played as a first baseman in his freshman year, but then became a center fielder. For the Terrapins, Wade had a.394 on-base percentage in three seasons, walking more times than he struck out. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
The Minnesota Twins selected Wade in the ninth round, with the 260th overall selection, of the 2015 MLB draft. He made his professional debut with the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, and was promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League in the final week of the season. Wade began the 2016 season with Cedar Rapids. Wade started in the 2016 Midwest League All-Star Game. Following the All-Star Game, the Twins promoted Wade to the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. Wade finished 2016 batting.293 with eight home runs and 51 runs batted in. Wade spent the 2017 season with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League where he posted a.292 batting average with seven home runs and 67 RBIs. After the season, the Twins assigned Wade to the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.
Wade began the 2018 season in Chattanooga and was promoted to the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League in June. The Twins added Wade to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He opened the 2019 season back with Rochester.
On June 27, 2019, the Twins promoted Wade to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on June 28 versus the Chicago White Sox.

Personal life

Wade is from Owings Mills, Maryland. He has a brother, named Jamal, who also plays baseball for the Terrapins.