Wade Meckler

Wade Jameson Meckler (born April 21, 2000) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants. Meckler played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. He was selected by the Giants in the eighth round of the 2022 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut with them the following year.

Early life Meckler was born in Anaheim, California, the son of Laura and Brian Meckler, and has a brother, Wyatt. His mother played college volleyball at San José State University. His hometown is Yorba Linda, California. As a sophomore, he weighed 100 pounds.

College Meckler played college baseball as a walk-on at Oregon State University while majoring in finance. He was cut from the baseball team after his freshman year in 2019 in which he had one hit in only 10 at bats, by new coach Mitch Canham, and did not make the team in 2020.

In 2021 with Oregon State he batted .303/.396/.472 in 142 at bats, playing 21 games in right field and 15 games in left field, playing most of the season with a hamstring injury. In 2022 with Oregon State he batted leadoff and hit .347/.456(4th in the Pac-12 Conference/.478, leading the conference with 81 runs and 23 doubles, with 12 stolen bases, and 53 walks (3rd) vs. 49 strikeouts in 268 at bats while playing 50 games in left field and seven games in right field. He was named All-Pac-12 First Team, Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District 8, and was named Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week on April 25.

Professional career San Francisco Giants Minor leagues Meckler was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the eighth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for a below-slot signing bonus of $97,500. He was then promoted to the Single–A San Jose Giants in the California League with whom he batted .439/.540/.683 in 41 at bats, playing 11 games in left field and two games in center field. He was then promoted to the Triple–A Sacramento RiverCats of the Pacific Coast League on July 31 where he was 3.7 years younger than the average player, and batted .400/.546/.600 in 25 at bats, playing four games in right field and three in left field before he was promoted to the major leagues.

Major leagues On August 14, 2023, Meckler was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his major league debut with the Giants the same day, only 13 months after being drafted.

Meckler was optioned to Triple–A Sacramento to begin the 2024 season. He spent the entirety of the season in the minor leagues, appearing for Sacramento, Richmond, Eugene, San Jose, and the ACL Giants. In 44 appearances split between the five affiliates, Meckler batted .280/.366/.423 with nine home runs, 41 RBI, and nine stolen bases.

Meckler was again optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to begin the 2025 season. In 87 appearances for the River Cats, he batted .287/.390/.370 with one home run, 32 RBI, and 11 stolen bases. Meckler was designated for assignment by San Francisco on December 19, 2025, following the signing of Adrian Houser.

Los Angeles Angels On January 7, 2026, Meckler was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels designated him for assignment on January 28. Meckler cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees on February 2. He made 33 appearances split between Salt Lake and the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas, batting a cumulative .315/.445/.477 with four home runs, 14 RBI, and six stolen bases. On May 22, the Angels selected Meckler's contract, adding him to their active roster. He made his debut with the Angels that day against the Texas Rangers, going 2-for-3 including a three-run home run in his first at-bat.