Joshua Michael Wall (born January 21, 1987) is an American former

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 2nd round of the

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out of

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in Central, Louisiana, where he was a second team High School All-American. He has played in MLB for the Dodgers and

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Career

Los Angeles Dodgers

With the Dodgers organization, he played in the rookie leagues in 2005 and 2006 and spent the next four seasons (2007–2010) in Class-A with the Great Lakes Loons and Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino. After being used exclusively as a starting pitcher for his first six seasons in the system, in 2011 he was switched to the bullpen and promoted to the AA Chattanooga Lookouts, where he was 4–5 with a 3.93 ERA in 51 games. He was added to the 40-man roster after the season to protect him from the Rule V Draft. In 2012, he was promoted to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes and was selected to the

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mid-season All-Star team and the post-season All-PCL team. In 55 total games with the Isotopes, he was 2–1 with a 4.53 ERA and 28 saves. He was promoted to the Major Leagues for the first time when the Dodgers called him up on July 14, 2012. Wall made his Major League debut when he pitched a scoreless eleventh inning against the

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on July 22 and picked up the win. He appeared in seven games for the Dodgers in 2012, with a 1–0 record and 4.76 ERA. He also appeared in 6 games for the Dodgers in 2013, with an ERA of 18.00. In 25 games for AAA Albuquerque in 2013 he has a 1-2 record, 5.60 ERA and 3 saves.

Miami Marlins

On July 6, 2013 he was traded to the

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(along with

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and Ángel Sánchez) in exchange for Ricky Nolasco. He was assigned to the AAA

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and appeared in 20 games for them, with a 3.27 ERA. He never played for the Marlins.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Wall was claimed off waivers by the

on October 4, 2013.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On May 22, 2014, Wall was claimed by the

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off waivers from the Angels, and optioned to the Triple-A

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. He signed a minor league contract to remain with Pittsburgh on January 30, 2015.

Chicago White Sox

On December 28, 2015, Wall signed a minor league deal with the

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. He was released on April 11, 2016.

Lancaster Barnstormers

On May 3, 2016, Wall signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the

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. Wall announced his retirement on June 29, 2016.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wall, Josh 1987 births Living people Los Angeles Dodgers players Los Angeles Angels players Gulf Coast Dodgers players Ogden Raptors players Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino players Great Lakes Loons players Chattanooga Lookouts players Salt River Rafters players Albuquerque Isotopes players New Orleans Zephyrs players Salt Lake Bees players Major League Baseball pitchers Indianapolis Indians players Lancaster Barnstormers players People from Walker, Louisiana