Turk Wendell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Turk Wendell
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	May 19, 1967(1967-05-19)
Age	57
Birthplace	Pittsfield
Country	United States
Birth City	Pittsfield
Horoscope	Taurus

Turk Wendell Biography

Turk Wendell is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on May 19, 1967 in Pittsfield, Pittsfield, United States. Steven John “Turk” Wendell (born May 19, 1967) is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four National League (NL) teams, in all or part of eleven seasons, between 1993 and 2004. As a batter, Wendell was a switch hitter, with all three of his lifetime hits coming from the left side of the plate.

After the 1994 season, Wendell moved permanently to the bullpen and began making regular relief appearances for the Cubs. His best year for the Cubs came in 1996, when he appeared in 70 games, recording 18 saves and a 2.84 ERA. Toward the end of the 1997 season, Wendell was traded to the New York Mets, where he spent four and a half seasons. As a Met, Wendell posted a 3.34 ERA and a 22-14 record in 285 appearances. He led the team in games pitched in the 1999 and 2000 seasons. Wendell appeared in the playoffs twice, in 1999 and 2000, and pitched in the 2000 World Series against the Yankees.

On the eve of the 2000 World Series between the Yankees and the Mets, Wendell is quoted as having said “Yankee Stadium? I don’t give a hoot about it. We’ve played there before. It won’t be a surprise. The Yankees have tortured us for years and years, and beating them would be sweet for me.” During the Yankees celebration of their win, it is reported that every five minutes, someone would call for a toast “To Turk Wendell!”

In early 2001, after Vladimir Guerrero (then playing for the Montreal Expos) took exception to being hit by Wendell, Wendell remarked, “One of the ways to get him out is pitching inside and if he can’t handle being pitched inside, he should go frickin’ back to the Dominican and find another line of work.”

Wendell was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 5th round (112th overall) of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Pulaski Braves of the Appalachian League in June 1988. Wendell made his first big league appearance on June 17, 1993.

Turk Wendell Net Worth

Turk Wendell is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Turk Wendell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Wendell attended Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton, MA and then Quinnipiac University, where he is among the school’s all-time leaders in strikeouts (single season) and earned run average. Wendell played his summer baseball during college with the independent Dalton Collegians and in 1987 with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League.

Wendell was traded by the Braves to the Chicago Cubs in 1991, and pitched in their minor league system for two years before making his major league debut in 1993 in a start against the Cardinals. Wendell started three more games in 1993 and appeared as a reliever in three others, finishing the season 1-2 with a 4.37 ERA. The following season, which was cut short by a strike, he had two starts and four relief appearances and finished the year 0-1 with an 11.93 ERA.

Wendell was recognized for significant charity work during and after his career. Wendell was given the “Good Guy Award” by the New York Press Photographers Association in 2000.

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Wendell signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros in early 2005, but failed to earn a spot on the team’s major league roster in spring training, after which he retired. “It was never stated or announced,” Wendell later said.

Facts & Trivia

Turk Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Turk Wendell celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

In a 2010 interview, Wendell ridiculed excuses and apologies from stars who admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. “When Mark McGwire said he wished he had never played in this era, that [ticked] me off because he had the same choices I did,” Wendell said. “He didn’t have to take a shortcut and cheat like that. If he feels that badly about it, give the owners back the money that he took from them.”