Wade attended St. Paul's School in Brooklandville,Maryland. He played baseball and basketball.[1] In baseball he played outfield and pitched. He was named to the All-Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association team in 2010,2011,and 2012,to the 2011 and 2012 Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches Preseason All-State team,and to the 2011 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Second Team.[1] He was also named to the 2012 Preseason Under Armour All-American Team and the 2012 Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team,and was ranked the No. 1 prospect in the class of 2012 in Maryland by Dynamic Baseball.[1]
The Minnesota Twins selected Wade in the ninth round,with the 260th overall selection,of the 2015 MLB draft. He agreed to a contract which contained a signing bonus of $163,800.[6] He made his professional debut with the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-levelAppalachian League,batted .312/.428 (6th in the league)/.506 with a .934 OPS (7th) and 46 walks (2nd),5 triples (3rd),9 home runs (6th),44 RBIs (4th),and 12 stolen bases (8th),and was an Appalachian League post-season All Star.[7][8] He was promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Single–AMidwest League in the final week of the season.[4][9][10]
Wade spent the 2017 season with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double–ASouthern League,where he batted .292./.397 (10th in the league)/.408 with 74 runs (6th),seven home runs,and 67 RBIs (7th),while leading the league with 11 sacrifice flies,coming in second with five intentional walks,and drawing 76 walks (third in the league).[15] He was a Southern League mid-season All Star.[7] After the season,the Twins assigned Wade to the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[16]
Wade began the 2018 season in Chattanooga. He was a Southern League mid-season All Star.[7] He was promoted to the Rochester Red Wings of the Triple–AInternational League in June.[17] The Twins added Wade to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[18] He opened the 2019 season back with Rochester.[19]
On June 27,2019,the Twins promoted Wade to the major leagues.[20] He made his major league debut on June 28 versus the Chicago White Sox.[21] In 2019 for the Twins he batted .196/.348/.375 with 10 runs,2 home runs,and 5 RBIs in 56 at bats,playing primarily center field.[22] In 2020 for the Twins he batted .231/.318/.308 with three runs,no home runs,and one RBI in 39 at bats.[22]
In the 2021 regular season,Wade batted .253/.326/.482 with 18 home runs and 56 RBI in 336 at-bats,and had six steals in seven attempts.[22] Batting in spots labeled "late and close",he hit .362/.444/.511. When hitting with 2 out and runners in scoring position,he produced at a rate of .407/.484/.889. In the 9th inning,he hit .565/.583/.826.[24] He played 52 games in right field,42 games in left field,31 games at first base,and 2 games in center field.[22] Players and fans dubbed Wade "Late Night LaMonte" and "Late Inning LaMonte" due to his late-game heroics during the regular season.[25] He won the 2021 Willie Mac Award as the team's most inspirational player.[26]
In 2022,other than 58 at-bats with the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats in which he batted .250,with the Giants he batted .207/.305/.359 in 217 at-bats,in which he had 29 runs,eight home runs,and 26 RBI.[27] With the Giants he played 33 games in right field,22 at first base,19 in left field,10 at DH,and one in center field.[27]
On January 13,2023,Wade agreed to a one-year,$1.375million contract with the Giants,avoiding salary arbitration.[28] On June 2,Wade recorded the 100th splash hit at Oracle Park,off of Dean Kremer of the Baltimore Orioles.[29] He made 135 appearances for San Francisco during the regular season,hitting .256/.373/.417 with 17 home runs and 45 RBI.[30]
Wade and the Giants agreed to a $3.5million salary for the 2024 season.[31] On May 28,2024,Wade was ruled out for at least four weeks due to a strained hamstring.[32] He played in 117 games for the Giants on the year,slashing .260/.380/.381 with eight home runs and 34 RBI.[33]
Wade made 50 appearances for San Francisco in 2025,but struggled to a .167/.275/.271 batting line with one home run and 15 RBI. Wade was designated for assignment by the Giants on June 4,2025.[34]
Los Angeles Angels (2025)
On June 8,2025,Wade was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.[35] In 30 appearances for Los Angeles,he produced .169/.260/.215 with one home run,three RBI,and one stolen base. Wade was released by the Angels on August 2.[36]
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