LaMonte Wade

LaMonte Wade

32-Year-Old First Baseman1B
Houston Astros
10-Day IL
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 7/3/2026
2026 Stats
AVG
.333
HR
1
RBI
4
R
2
SB
0
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
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#361
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League Majors
Bats L
Throws L
40 Man Yes
Height 5'11"
Weight 215
DOB 1/1/1994
Born Baltimore, MD
College Maryland
Drafted 9th Rd 2015 MIN
Signed a one-year contract with the Astros in June of 2026.
Kicking off rehab assignment
1BHouston Astros
Hamstring
June 30, 2026
Wade (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Analysis
Wade is ready for game action after missing the past three weeks due to a right hamstring strain. He shouldn't need an extended rehab assignment before rejoining the Astros' active roster, perhaps as soon as Friday's series opener against the Rays.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+6%
OPS vs RHP
2026
 
 
+41%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+86%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+12%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .647 74 4 0 7 1 .233 .347 .300
Since 2024vs Right .685 582 62 11 49 2 .226 .339 .346
2026vs Left 1.500 2 1 0 2 0 .500 .500 1.000
2026vs Right 1.064 11 1 1 2 0 .300 .364 .700
2025vs Left .298 29 1 0 1 0 .083 .214 .083
2025vs Right .554 213 18 2 17 1 .178 .278 .276
2024vs Left .840 43 2 0 4 1 .324 .429 .412
2024vs Right .751 358 43 8 30 1 .253 .374 .377
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+5%
OPS at Home
2026
 
 
+67%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
+18%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .697 328 35 3 27 1 .235 .355 .342
Since 2024Away .664 328 31 8 29 2 .218 .325 .339
2026Home 1.000 10 2 1 3 0 .300 .300 .700
2026Away 1.667 3 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.000
2025Home .564 129 13 0 8 1 .189 .302 .261
2025Away .479 113 6 2 10 0 .143 .234 .245
2024Home .771 189 20 2 16 0 .265 .394 .377
2024Away .751 212 25 6 18 2 .256 .368 .383
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Stat Review
How does LaMonte Wade compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.33
 
BB Rate
7.7%
 
K Rate
23.1%
 
BABIP
.375
 
ISO
.417
 
AVG
.333
 
OBP
.385
 
SLG
.750
 
OPS
1.135
 
wOBA
.478
 
Exit Velocity
0.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
44.4%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.000
 
Expected SLG
.000
 
Sprint Speed
24.3 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
44.4%
 
Line Drive %
22.2%
 
Fly Ball %
33.3%
 
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It was a tale of two seasons for Wade, who appeared primed for a career year with a .329/.462/.445 slash line through 57 games but labored to a .638 OPS in the final 60 contests. Overall he hit just eight home runs in 117 games, with a 15.8 percent walk rate carrying a lot of his offensive value. His patience at the plate isn't a new attribute, as he has a double-digit walk rate in three of his four seasons with the Giants. A .331 BABIP may not be sustainable, but his career-best 43.7 percent hard-hit rate was encouraging and resulted in a .437 xSLG, which was notably better than his actual slugging figure of .381. Wade's fantasy value is limited outside of OBP leagues, but his solid average could come in handy for streamers if he's able to turn some of that strong contact back into home runs, which he's shown he can do at times with two campaigns in which he sniffed 20 long balls (he hit 18 and 17 home runs in 2021 and 2023, respectively). His .840 OPS against left-handed pitching was a stark improvement and could help him avoid a platoon at first base if he's able to sustain it.
A string of knee issues derailed Wade in 2022 and prevented him from building on his breakout showing with the Giants from 2021, but he managed to stay mostly healthy in 2023 and returned to form as a reliable leadoff presence for San Francisco. He registered a .373 on-base percentage, which ranked 13th-best among all qualified major-league hitters, and he struck out only 95 times in 519 plate appearances while drawing 76 walks. Wade doesn't have a ton of raw power -- he finished in just the 32nd percentile last year in average exit velocity -- but the 30-year-old first baseman and corner outfielder should continue to be a fairly appealing option in OBP leagues and might be worthy of late-round or waiver-wire consideration in standard formats for his potential to rack up runs scored. It's worth nothing, however, that the offseason arrival of Jung Hoo Lee could seriously curtail Wade's tablesetting opportunities.
Wade Jr, as well as many of his teammates, underperformed in 2022 as much as the club overperformed in 2021. He is firmly entreched as a strong side platoon outfielder with his inability to handle lefty pitchers, and that is perfectly fine with San Francisco and their fondness for platoon situatios. What was not fine was the 93 wRC+ Wade Jr had last year and how his lack of production impacted fantasy clubs who saw 2022 as a building block rather than an outlier. The young man is still very accepting of walks but defenses position him well as he had a 74-point split between his wOBA without the shift (.347) vs when shifted (.273) There may be some relief for him with the new rules on defensive alignments, but he has a rather hard cap of 475 plate appearances with his inability to hit lefties limiting his value to NL-Only formats.
Wade is basically the personification of the surprising and amazing 2021 season for the Giants. He was flipped to San Francisco from Minnesota just before the season for Shaun Anderson as the Twins had an outfield roster crunch and were ready to move on from Wade, who had shown little in his two stints at the big-league level. The Giants moved him into a platoon situation and he rewarded them with an excellent strong-side platoon showing, particularly with a number of late-inning heroics (he hit .362/.444/.511 in late and close games). The sample size is too small to be definitive, but he is 5-for-48 in his career against lefties (.104), so we may never see Wade as an everyday player, but NL-only roto players can recognize the value in a hitter that has a 124 wRC+ for his career against righties. LaMonte may not be The Next Big Thing, but he still has some value in certain formats.
Wade's ability to draw walks and play center field have seen him called up as a reserve outfielder and spot starter at times the past two seasons, but his lack of power has kept him from winning any regular role in the offense. He has a 13.3% walk rate in the majors after strong walk rates in the minors and has made good contact despite a 20.5% strikeout rate in just 44 plate appearances. Wade can can capably play all three outfield spots (+1 to -1 DRS at all three the past two seasons) plus first base and his left-handed bat could help a platoon or be of use off the bench. Wade could win a reserve role due to his defense this spring, but more likely continues to shuffle between Minnesota and Triple-A.
Wade's ability to draw walks and play center field led to his callup in July as a temporary fill-in after hitting just .246/.392/.356 at Triple-A. He dislocated his right thumb after just his second big-league game and missed two months. He returned to play in some key spots in the September pennant race but hit just .196 in 69 plate appearances. Wade did draw 11 walks (15.9 BB%) and his excellent bat-to-ball skill translated against big-league pitching (13.0 K%). It was a very small sample, but he used the whole field and logged a respectable 21.3 LD%, so he could fare better in a larger stint in the majors. He was primarily called up for his ability to capably play all three outfield spots (-1 DRS at all three). Wade could win a reserve role due to his defense this spring, but he'll likely need to show more with his bat at Triple-A before getting an extended chance in the majors.
The 24-year-old reached Double-A Chattanooga last year, hitting for a strong .292/.397/.408 slash line, but was a bit older than his competition at age 23. Wade is a very challenging prospect to rank for fantasy purposes, as he can clearly hit, he just doesn't do much else. His upside may be hitting .290, get on base at a .390 clip and hit 10 home runs with 10 steals. He'll likely move up to Triple-A this summer and could reach majors in the second half.
Wade hit .318 with a .904 OPS at Low-A Cedar Rapids, as the 2015 ninth-round draft pick continues to impress at each step of the minors. His upside may be limited however, since at age 22 last season he was older than the competition. He doesn't add much speed for fantasy purposes, but his high contact rate and decent power could lead him to continue to surprise.
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Closing in on rehab assignment
1BHouston Astros
Hamstring
June 22, 2026
Wade (hamstring) has resumed taking batting practice and shagging flyballs and is expected to head out on a minor-league rehab assignment soon, MLB.com reports.
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Lands on IL with hamstring strain
1BHouston Astros
Hamstring
June 9, 2026
The Astros placed Wade on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to a right hamstring strain.
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Departs with hamstring soreness
1BHouston Astros
Hamstring
June 8, 2026
Wade left Monday's game against the Angels with right hamstring soreness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Big line in second game with HOU
1BHouston Astros
June 6, 2026
Wade went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two total runs and three total RBI in a 13-2 romp over the Athletics on Saturday.
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Catches on with Astros
1BHouston Astros
June 4, 2026
The Astros signed Wade to a one-year contract Thursday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Trade target for Pittsburgh?
1BSan Francisco Giants
November 10, 2024
According to John Perrotto of PittsburghBaseballNow.com, Wade "could be of interest" as a trade target for the Pirates.
Analysis
Pittsburgh has had a revolving door at first base over the past few years, and Wade would provide short-term stability without costing a major prospect package. The 30-year-old had a .260/.380/.381 slash line in 117 games during 2024 and is entering his final year of arbitration eligibility.
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