Brandon Michael Wagner (born August 24, 1995) is an American

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infielder who is a free agent. He was drafted by the

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in the 6th round of the

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Career

Raised in Hopewell Township, Wagner attended Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey. The Philadelphia Phillies selected him in the 39th round, with the 1,171st overall selection, of the

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. He did not sign with Philadelphia, enrolling at

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to play

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for the Howard Hawks.

New York Yankees

The

selected Wagner in the sixth round, with the 183rd overall selection, of the

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. Wagner made his professional debut with the Low-A

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, hitting .228 in 52 weeks. In 2016, he split the year between the

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and the rookie-level

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, slashing .267/.369/.471 with 8 home runs and 24 RBI. He played with the Single-A

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in 2017, batting .277/.380/.393 with 7 home runs and 51 RBI in 110 games. In 2018, he began the season with the

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of the

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Florida State League and was promoted to the

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of the Double-A Eastern League in July. He hit .267/.380/.461 in 124 total contests between the two teams. In 2019, he spent the year with Trenton, also playing in 2 games for the Triple-A

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, but struggled to a .179/.290/.280 slash in 119 games. Wagner did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. In 2021, he appeared in 63 games for the Double-A

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and Scranton, slashing .168/.305/.258 with 4 home runs and 18 RBI. He elected minor league free agency following the season on November 7, 2021.

Staten Island FerryHawks

On April 20, 2022, Wagner signed with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He appeared in 40 games for Staten Island, slashing .198/.315/.278 with 2 home runs, 6 RBI, and 2 stolen bases. He was released by the team on June 11.https://www.atlanticleague.com/stats/transactions/

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner, Brandon 1995 births Living people Baseball first basemen Baseball players from New Jersey Baseball second basemen Baseball third basemen Charleston RiverDogs players Gulf Coast Yankees players Howard Hawks baseball players Immaculata High School (New Jersey) alumni People from Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey People from Princeton, New Jersey Pulaski Yankees players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players Somerset Patriots players Sportspeople from Mercer County, New Jersey Staten Island Yankees players Surprise Saguaros players Tampa Tarpons players Trenton Thunder players