Wade Meckler #53

Wade Jameson Meckler...On Instagram: @wade.meckler.. Played three seasons at Oregon State University and batted .326/.435/.467 over his career with the Beavers...Named to the All-PAC 12 First Team in 2022...Majored in finance... Attended Esperanza HS in Anaheim, roughly 25 minutes from Angel Stadium... Signed by Giants scout Larry Casian.

2025

Spent majority of the season with Triple-A Sacramento in the Giants organization... Played in 87 games and posted a .760 OPS with 24 extra-base hits across 401 plate appearances... Batted .301 (49-for-163) with 16 extra-base hits and a .798 OPS in 40 games from the start of August through the end of the season...Had multiple hits in 16 of those games, with five three-hit performances... Appeared in eight games at second base with the River Cats, his first career appearances as an infielder...also played games at center field (26), left field (25), right field (19) and DH (12)... Missed time on minor league 7-day injured list, and appeared in three games for ACL Giants on rehab assignment.

2024

Injured in the Giants’ exhibition game at Sutter Health Park vs. the River Cats in late March and missed the first month of the season with a right wrist strain...Returned to action on an MiLB rehab stint on May 16 with ACL Giants...Missed another two weeks in June with a right oblique strain...Hit .280 across five MiLB levels (ACL, Single-A, High-A, Double-A and Triple-A) with 51 runs, 15 doubles, three triples, nine home runs, 41 RBI, nine stolen bases and a .789 OPS in 87 games...Hit .394 (13-for-33) with six runs, two doubles, two triples, 10 RBI, three steals and a 1.020 OPS in 17 games as a Major League invite to Spring Training.

2023

A 2022 draft selection, Meckler started the year at High-A Eugene and worked his way through three swift promotions before having his contract selected on August 14...Became the fourth member of any organization’s 2022 draft class to reach the Majors (the other three were all Angels prospects)...His debut came just 13 months after being drafted... Meckler appeared in 20 games at the Major League level and hit .232 with a double and six runs scored...Played in 69 minor league games between Eugene (High-A), Richmond (Double-A) and Sacramento (Triple-A) before his MLB promotion and another 14 games upon being optioned...Hit .371 in 83 MiLB games with 62 runs, 17 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 50 RBI and a .966 OPS...His .371 combined average was the best among all Minor Leaguers (min. 80 games).

2022

Made his professional debut with the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Giants and appeared exclusively in the outfield. He slashed .290/.460/.395 in 12 games with the ACL Giants Black...Was promoted to Single–A San Jose, where he slashed .439/.540/.683 in 11 games.