Max Wagner (baseball)

Maxwell Marvin David Wagner (born August 19, 2001) is an American baseball third baseman who plays in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers.

Max Wagner
Baltimore Orioles
Third baseman
Born: (2001-08-19) August 19, 2001 (age 23) Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Career highlights and awards
ACC Player of the Year (2022)

Amateur career

Wagner grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin and attended Preble High School.^[1] He was named the Wisconsin Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year as a senior.^[2] Wagner played summer collegiate baseball after graduating high school for the Green Bay Booyah of the Northwoods League.^[3]

Wagner played in 35 games with 22 starts at third base during his freshman season and batted .214 with five doubles, two home runs, nine RBIs, and 16 runs scored.^[4] He returned to Green Bay after the season and was named a league All-Star.^[5] Wagner altered his swing during the summer.^[6] In his two seasons in Green Bay, he hit .285 with six home runs and 22 runs batted in. He had an OPS of .923 in 175 plate appearances. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Week twice in a row during his sophomore season.^[7][8] Wagner was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year at the end of the regular season.^[9]

Professional career

The Baltimore Orioles selected Wagner 42nd overall in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.^[10] He signed with the Orioles on July 26, 2022, and received a $1.9 million signing bonus.^[11]

References

1. Venci, Scott (April 20, 2022). "Former Green Bay Preble baseball star Max Wagner enjoying breakout season at Clemson". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
2. "Preble's Max Wagner is Gatorade baseball player of the year". Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
3. Boynton, Eric (July 27, 2020). "Preble grad Wagner making up for lost time with Booyah". WeAreGreenBay.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
4. "Clemson's Max Wagner, the hitting coach's son, bashing baseballs for Tigers". The Post and Courier. April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
5. "Wagner earns all-star bid for Green Bay". The Press Times. July 14, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
6. O'Malley, Nick (May 19, 2022). "MLB 2022 mock draft has Red Sox taking 3B Max Wagner, who is 'destroying fastballs with plus-plus power'". MassLive.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
7. Morris, Julia (May 2, 2022). "Clemson baseball player Max Wagner wins ACC & national weekly honors for second week in a row". WYFF4.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
8. "How Clemson baseball's Max Wagner became the ACC's home run leader". The Greenville News. May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
9. "Max Wagner is the ACC's player of the year – and definitely Clemson's MVP". The Post and Courier. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
10. "Green Bay Preble's Max Wagner drafted by MLB's Baltimore Orioles". Green Bay Press-Gazette. July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
11. "Clemson's Max Wagner, ACC player of year, signs with Baltimore Orioles". The Greenville News. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Clemson Tigers bio