After dislocating his shoulder while swinging at a pitch from USC's Randy Flores, Van Wagenen tallied only 24 at bats in his final two seasons at Stanford.

[2] After graduating from Stanford, Van Wagenen was hired by the Chicago Bulls to sell tickets and sponsorship deals.

Van Wagenen left the Bulls to work briefly for a short-lived startup which created websites for athletes.

[1] Van Wagenen began his agent career at IMG working for Casey Close and Mark McCormack.

"[5] For Yoenis Céspedes, Van Wagenen negotiated a three-year, $75 million contract with the New York Mets that included an opt-out after the first season (2016).

[12] In October 2018, Van Wagenen interviewed to replace Sandy Alderson as the New York Mets' general manager.

[citation needed] He is a descendant of Louis DuBois, who came to the United States fleeing religious persecution in France.