Wahl played college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels. The Athletics selected him in the 2013 MLB draft,and he made his MLB debut for the Oakland Athletics in 2017,and was traded to the Mets in 2018. The Mets traded him to the Brewers before the 2019 season.
Wahl began the 2016 season with Stockton,and received promotions to Midland and the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-APacific Coast League. He led all Athletics' minor leaguers with 14 saves. After the 2016 season,the Athletics added him to their 40-man roster.[13] He began the 2017 season with Nashville,earning three saves and posting a 1.93 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 9+1⁄3 innings pitched. On May 3, the Athletics promoted Wahl to the major leagues.[14] He made his major league debut that night, pitching in relief against the Minnesota Twins.[15] He pitched 7+2⁄3 innings for Oakland before suffering a shoulder injury. He had surgery in August to correct thoracic outlet syndrome.[16] The Athletics sent him outright to Triple-A after the season.[17]
New York Mets
On July 21, 2018, the Athletics traded Wahl and Will Toffey to the New York Mets in exchange for Jeurys Familia.[18] The Mets promoted Wahl to the major leagues on August 2.[19] Wahl went on the disabled list on August 17 due to a strained hamstring.[20] He pitched in seven games for the Mets, recording a 10.13 ERA in 5+1⁄3 innings.[21]
Milwaukee Brewers
On January 5, 2019, the Mets traded Wahl, Adam Hill, and Felix Valerio to the Milwaukee Brewers for Keon Broxton.[22] During spring training in 2019, Wahl tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, ending his season.[23] Wahl returned to game action following the 2019 season, playing for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League.[24] In 2020 for Milwaukee, Wahl only appeared in three games, recording a 11.57 ERA with one strikeout in 2+1⁄3 innings pitched.[25]
On April 10, 2021, Wahl was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right oblique strain.[26] He was activated off of the injured list on May 31, and was optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.[27] On June 30, Wahl was designated for assignment by the Brewers.[28]
Los Angeles Dodgers
On June 30, 2021, Wahl was claimed off of waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers and optioned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers.[29] He appeared in just two games in Oklahoma City, allowing three runs to score in one inning of work and exiting his final game on July 6 with an injury after just two pitches.[30] Wahl was designated for assignment on July 13,[31] and was released by the Dodgers organization the same day.[32] Wahl re-signed with the Dodgers organization on a minor league contract on July 15.[32]
Wahl made six appearances for Oklahoma City in 2022, but struggled to a 15.43 ERA with six strikeouts across 4+2⁄3 innings pitched. He was released by the Dodgers organization on July 31, 2022.[33]
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