Joey Wong

Biography

Former Oregon State infielder and 2007 National Champion Joey Wong returned to Beaver Nation as an assistant coach in August 2023. • Wong helped mentor second baseman Travis Bazzana, who was the second No. 1 overall pick in school history in 2024. Bazzana was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy and was named a unanimous First-Team All-American. • Wong coached left side infielders Trent Caraway and Elijah Hainline in their first seasons in Corvallis. Caraway hit .339 as a freshman, adding five doubles and two home runs. Hainline, meanwhile, manned shortstop for most of the season and hit .280 with 16 doubles, 11 home runs and 45 runs batted in. The Salem, Ore., native came back to Corvallis after two seasons at Seattle University where he coached first base and worked with the Redhawks’ infielders. Wong, prior to heading to Seattle, spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons as an undergraduate assistant coach with the Beavers. In 2021, the Beavers set a school record with a .982 fielding percentage and he also coached first base. Wong returned to Corvallis after 10 seasons playing professionally. He spent time with the Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners and New York Mets organizations, appearing in 817 games, where he collected 119 doubles, 16 triples, 20 home runs and 254 RBI. Wong played for Oregon State from 2007-09, helping the Beavers to a College World Series Championship as a freshman. He turned what could be called the most historic double play in progr