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Casper Wells

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Casper Wells
Wells with the Seattle Mariners
Outfielder
Born: (1984-11-23) November 23, 1984 (age 40)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 15, 2010, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2013, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.230
Home runs25
Runs batted in81
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Casper Charles Wells V (born November 23, 1984) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies from 2010 to 2013. He played college baseball for the Towson Tigers before the Tigers selected him in the 2005 MLB draft.

Amateur career

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Wells attended Schenectady High School in Schenectady, New York and Towson University, where he played college baseball for the Towson Tigers.[1] He was named to the All-Colonial Athletic Association team in 2004. He was the conference player of the year and named a second-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 2005.[2] He was also a pitcher in college, earning 3 saves in 2003 and going 6–0 with a 4.97 ERA as a starter in 2005.[3]

Professional career

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Detroit Tigers

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Wells at bat in Dodger Stadium

The Detroit Tigers selected Wells in the 14th round, with the 420th overall selection of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. The Tigers promoted Wells to the major leagues on May 14, 2010, replacing pitcher Alfredo Figaro.[4] Wells returned to Toledo on May 21[5] but was recalled to Detroit on August 23 in place of Enrique González.[6]

Seattle Mariners

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On July 30, 2011, Wells was traded to the Seattle Mariners along with LHP Charlie Furbush, prospect Francisco Martínez and a player to be named later (Chance Ruffin) for Doug Fister and David Pauley.[7] Wells had early success at Seattle. He was able to put together a continuous streak of 4 games where he had a home run in each from August 13 through 16, 2011. The streak was halted when he was hit by a pitch in the nose by Brandon Morrow.[8] In the second-half of 2011, he batted .216/.310/.431 with the Mariners.[3]

Wells started 2012 with the Mariners but was demoted to the minors at the end of May, returning to Seattle in mid-June. In his only full season with Seattle, he batted .228/.302/.396 with 10 home runs, often serving as a right handed platoon bat.[9][10]

Wells was designated for assignment by the Mariners on March 31, 2013. The Toronto Blue Jays claimed him off waivers on April 10.[11] Toronto designated him for assignment on April 15 without appearing in a game to make room on the 40-man roster for Ramón Ortiz.[12]

Oakland Athletics

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Wells was traded to the Oakland Athletics on April 22, 2013 for cash. He was added to the active roster when second baseman Scott Sizemore re-tore his ACL.[13] Wells was designated for assignment on April 28 when Yoenis Céspedes returned from the disabled list.[14] Wells started only twice for the Athletics, one in left field and one as the designated hitter.[15]

Chicago White Sox

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On April 29, 2013, Wells was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for cash considerations.[16] In 38 games for Chicago, he batted .167/.225/.182 with no home runs and one RBI.

Philadelphia Phillies

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On August 8, 2013, Wells was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies.[17] On August 24, after starting the night in right field, Wells pitched in the 18th inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, making him a position player to have pitched in both leagues in the same year.[18] He was the losing pitcher, tabbed with a 27.08 ERA after giving up 5 runs to the Diamondbacks. Wells was also 0-for-7 batting that night.[19][20] Wells appeared as a pinch runner the following day, but on August 27, he was placed on the disabled list with dry eye syndrome as a result of lasik surgery on his eyes.[21] Wells returned to action for one at-bat as a pinch hitter in late September, in what was to be his final major league appearance. Wells was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs on October 16. He elected free agency the following day.[22]

Wells playing for the Bridgeport Bluefish

Chicago Cubs

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On November 20, 2013, Wells signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[23] On May 19, 2014, Wells joined the Chicago's Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs, following extended spring training. In 26 games for Iowa, he batted .197/.290/.230 with no home runs or RBI, and eight walks. Wells was released by the Cubs organization on June 25.[24]

Bridgeport Bluefish

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On July 18, 2014, Wells signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League. In 49 games for Bridgeport, he slashed .267/.338/.358 with two home runs, 19 RBI, and three stolen bases.

Detroit Tigers (second stint)

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On February 21, 2015, the Detroit Tigers signed Wells to a minor league contract.[25] In 15 games for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves, he hit .209/.292/.326 with one home run and six RBI. Wells was released by the Tigers organization on May 1.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Miller, Mike (October 2, 2010). "Former Towson star returns to Baltimore with Detroit". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "2024 Towson Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Towson Tigers. pp. 13, 14.
  3. ^ a b "Casper Wells". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  4. ^ Iott, Chris (May 15, 2010). "Casper Wells to make major-league debut for Tigers tonight against Boston". Mlive.com. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  5. ^ Henning, Lynn (May 22, 2010). "Casper Wells sent down, Tigers recall Ryan Raburn". Detroit News. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  6. ^ Kornacki, Steve (August 23, 2010). "Tigers recall outfielder Casper Wells, designate reliever Enrique Gonzalez for assignment". mlive. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "Doug Fister, David Pauley Traded to Tigers for Casper Wells, Charlie Furbush, Other Stuff Too". July 30, 2011.
  8. ^ "Schenectady's Casper Wells Gets Hit in Face by Pitch". 104.5 The Team. August 18, 2011.
  9. ^ Hill, Gary (June 19, 2012). "Casper Wells". Seattle Sports.
  10. ^ "Casper Wells 2012 Batting Game Log". Baseball Reference.
  11. ^ Griffin, Richard (April 10, 2013). "Blue Jays claim outfielder Casper Wells from Mariners". TheStar.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  12. ^ "Casper Wells Designated For Assignment Without Appearing in a Game, Ramon Ortiz Joins Blue Jays". BlueBirdBanter.com. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  13. ^ "A's acquire OF Casper Wells". April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  14. ^ "A's Yoenis Cespedes back from disabled list". April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  15. ^ "Casper Wells Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  16. ^ "White Sox acquire Casper Wells from Oakland in exchange for cash considerations; transfer pitcher Leyson Septimo to 60-day disabled list". MLB.com. April 29, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  17. ^ "Phillies Claim Casper Wells Off Waivers". mlbtraderumors.com. August 8, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  18. ^ "Wells, pitcher short Phillies lose ghost of a chance in 18th inning". Delco Times. August 25, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  19. ^ "Phillies fall short in 18 innings against D-backs". Fox Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  20. ^ Stark, Jayson (December 29, 2013). "Strange but True 2013". ESPN.
  21. ^ Iseman, Chris (August 26, 2013). "Vision issue lands Phils' Wells on disabled list". MLB.com. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  22. ^ Todd, Jeff (October 19, 2013). "Minor Moves: Ramirez, Bernadina, Wells, Rapada, Manship". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  23. ^ Todd, Jeff (November 23, 2013). "Minor Moves: Laird, Wells, Lerud, Maya, Sappelt". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  24. ^ Gonzales, Mark (June 25, 2014). "Ramirez to join Iowa on Thursday". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014.
  25. ^ Beck, Jason (February 21, 2015). "Tigers bring Wells back on Minor League deal". MLB. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  26. ^ Schmehl, James (May 1, 2015). "Detroit Tigers release outfielder Casper Wells, reliever Omar Duran from minor league system". MLive. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
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