LaMonte Wade Jr. #30

Attended St. Paul High School in Brooklandville, Md., where he was a four-year letter-winner in baseball and basketball...Has acted as the club’s union rep since the 2024 season. Was nominated by teammate Taylor Rogers, who was the union rep in Minnesota when Wade began his career...As told to the San Francisco Chronicle, Wade penned a book for a middle school project titled “My Love for Baseball,” which he dedicated to his parents. In it, he said he became transfixed with the game as a toddler by watching his mom play competitive slow-pitch softball, where she was a slugging left fielder...Wade is an avid ping pong player and practices against a robot to improve his skills...His mother, Emily, is also an avid ping pong player and plays competitively in tournaments...Attended the University of Maryland, where he hit .335 with a .453 OBP as a junior in 2015...In the NCAA Tournament that year, he was named the Louisiana Regional’s Most Outstanding Player.

2024

Played in 117 games, the second-highest total of his career...His 15.5% walk rate was best in the NL (min. 200 PA) and fourth-best in MLB...Finished the season with a .761 OPS...Has played at least 109 games and finished with a .760 OPS or better in three of his four seasons in San Francisco (2021, 2023 and 2024)...Missed 27 games on the IL from May 28-June 27 with a grade 2 left hamstring strain, before being reinstated on June 28...Had an .896 OPS in 52 games before his hamstring injury...Had a .668 OPS in 65 games after his return...Reached base in all six of his plate appearances on May 22 at Pittsburgh, going 3-for-3 with three singles and three walks...Clubbed a 442’ homer on July 2 in Atlanta, the second-longest homer of his career outside of a 474’ homer in Mexico City vs. San Diego in 2023...Appeared in 94 games at first base, one in left field and 11 in right field.

2023

Played in a career-high 135 games, 116 at first base, after making his second career Opening Day roster...Also set career bests in batting average (.256), runs (64), walks (76) and on-base percentage (.373)...His 14.6% walk rate was seventh-best in MLB (fifth-best in the NL)...Wade also had a .369 OBP as a leadoff hitter, which ranked sixth in MLB (min. 400 PA as leadoff hitter)...Was one of two Giants position players to stay on the active roster all year. The other was C/OF Blake Sabol...Clubbed the 100th splash hit by a Giant in Oracle Park history on June 2, 2023 vs. Baltimore.

2022

Was bothered by a troublesome left knee most of the season that actually dated back to the end of his 2021 campaign...Appeared in only 77 games for SF, hitting .207 with eight homers.

2021

Had a breakout campaign in his first season with the Giants in 2021. Set career bests in virtually every offensive category: hits (85), runs (52), 2B (17), 3B (three), HR (18), RBI (56) and walks (33)...Earned the nickname Late Night LaMonte after his late-game heroics...Wade had six game-tying or go-ahead hits in the ninth inning in 2021, the most by any MLB player in a season in the last 40 years (Stats, LLC)...Won the 2021 Willie Mac Award, an annual honor bestowed upon the most inspirational player on the team, as voted upon by Giants players, coaches, training staff, clubhouse staff and the fans...The award was established in 1980 in honor of legend and Hall of Famer Willie McCovey.

2020

Appeared in 16 games for the Twins during the shortened 2020 season, going back and forth between Minnesota and their Alternate Training Site...Saw his largest share of action in September, appearing in nine games and hitting .250 (6-for-24) with two doubles while posting a .379 OBP.

2019

...Spent second spring training with the Twins and optioned to Triple-A Rochester March 12....Drew 18 walks in 22 games in April (.436 OBP) for Red Wings, 15 walks in 25 games in May (.333 OBP) and 20 walks in 25 games in June (.429 OBP)....Hit .248 (59-for-238) with 11 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 24 RBI and 51 walks in 70 games for the Red Wings and was recalled by Minnesota June 27 (Willians Astudillo - IL)...51 walks were tied for IL lead at time of recall....Made major league debut June 28 at Chicago-AL, hitting ninth and starting in rightfield; went 0-for-1 with a hit-by-pitch...second Twin to ever be hit by a pitch in first career plate appearance, the other being Brian Dinkelman on June 4, 2011 at Kansas City....Optioned back to Rochester June 29 and played in six more games with the Wings before being recalled again July 6....Placed on Injured List next day, July 7 with a right thumb dislocation, colliding with the centerfield wall that day vs. Texas....Played in 10 games on rehab assignment between Single-A Cedar Rapids and Double-A Pensacola from August 17-27...returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from IL September 1....Recorded his first major league hit and RBI on September 8 vs. Cleveland on an infield single to second base....Hit first career major league home run September 15 at Cleveland, a two-run shot off Shane Bieber....Named best plate discipline in Twins minor league system by Baseball America following season.

2018

Was an invite to Twins spring training, the first of his career; reassigned to minor league camp March 18...Began season with Double-A Chattanooga...Placed on the 7-day disabled list May 18 with a left shoulder A/C joint sprain; reinstated May 29...Named to Southern League Midseason All-Star team while at Chattanooga...Promoted to Triple-A Rochester June 9...Named Twins minor league Player of the Week July 7, hitting .304 (7-for-23) with two triples, two home runs, four RBI, two walks and one stolen base in six games for the Red Wings...Placed on 7-day disabled list August 3 with a right hamstring strain, returned and played 23 games for the Red Wings to finish the season...At both stops combined, played 83 games (80 starts) in leftfield and 24 games (23 starts) in rightfield...recorded 11 assists and committed three errors... Combined to hit .257 (109-for-424) with 11 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs, 48 RBI, 54 runs scored, 10 stolen bases and a .360 on-base
percentage in 120 games between Chattanooga and Rochester... Added to Twins 40-man roster November 20.

2017

Spent entire season with Double-A Chattanooga ... Named Twins minor league Player of the Week May 13, hitting .440 (11-for-25) with two doubles, one home run, five RBI and nine walks in eight games for the Lookouts ... Named Southern League Midseason All-Star ... Placed on 7-day disabled list with right thumb sprain; reinstated August 11 ... Hit .313 (31-for-99) against left-handed pitching and .286 (93-for-325) against right-handed pitching ... Played for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .238 (15-for-63) with three doubles, one triple, two home runs, eight RBI and a .351 on-base percentage in 19 games ... Ranked as having the best strike-zone discipline in Twins system by Baseball America, entering 2018.

2016

Split season between Single-A Cedar Rapids and Single-A Ft. Myers, combining to hit .293 (93-for-317) with eight home runs and 51 RBI in 88 games between two levels...named Midwest League Midseason All-Star after leading the league with a .439 on-base percentage...participated in the Midwest League All-Star Game Home Run Derby...transferred to Ft. Myers June 22 but was inactive until July 1...placed on disabled list August 9 through remainder of season with bruised left hand...named Twins Organizational All-Star by MiLB.com...named 26th-best prospect in Twins organization following the 2016 season by MLB.com...rated as the best athlete in Twins organization by Baseball America following the season.

2015

Began first professional season with Rookie-Elizabethton...named Appalachian League Player of the Week August 10...transferred to Single-A Cedar Rapids September 2 and finished the season playing four games with the Kernels...named to Appy League Postseason All-Star team... finished the season with the third most games (64) and third highest on-base percentage (.428) in the Appy League, as well as fourth most RBI (44) and hits (72) and the ninth highest batting average (.312).