Oakland Athletics’ second baseman Joey Wendle went into the All-Star break with a very uncertain future, but he’s been on fire ever since the second half of the season started. Since the team returned on July 16, Wendle is batting .342/.365/.500, compared to just .257/.295/.393 before the break. He’s been so good, in fact, that he was named to the All-Pacific Coast League team – the first A’s position player to take home the honor since Taylor Green did it in 2011.
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Big awards are hardly new for Wendle, who was traded to the Athletics by the Cleveland Indians last winter in exchange for slugger Brandon Moss.