D’Backs claim J.B. Wendelken off waivers from A’s

Photo by Will Newton/Getty ImagesOne of the longer-tenured players on the Oakland A’s is moving on to another team.

The A’s announced Wednesday morning that reliever J.B. Wendelken was claimed off waivers by the Arizona D’Backs. The right-hander had been designated for assignment on Tuesday.

Oakland initially acquired Wendelken after the 2015 season, in exchange for Brett Lawrie. He made his MLB debut in 2016, then missed 2017 to Tommy John surgery, and returned to pitch for the A’s each year from 2018-21. He’s never played in the majors for another club.

Only three current A’s predate Wendelken’s initial arrival on the roster. Mark Canha and Chris Bassitt both started here in 2015, and Sean…